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Top 5 City Building Games in South Africa: Q4 2025 Performance

Discover the performance trends of the top city building games on a unified platform in South Africa during Q4 2025, with insights into downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 City Building Games in South Africa: Q4 2025 Performance

In Q4 2025, the city building game genre saw diverse performance trends among the top five apps in South Africa on a unified platform. Here's a closer look at each game's metrics, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.

Triple Match City from Ferah Games experienced a fluctuating trend in weekly revenue, reaching a peak of approximately $6.6K by the end of December. Downloads were variable, with a notable surge to around 1K in the final week. Active users increased steadily, ending the quarter at about 2.4K.

Fate War by IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. saw a significant increase in weekly revenue, peaking at $2.5K in late December. Downloads showed a sharp rise mid-quarter, peaking at over 6K in early December. Active users also followed an upward trend, closing the quarter at around 6.9K.

SimCity BuildIt from Electronic Arts had a varied performance, with revenue peaking at $1.9K in early December. Downloads fluctuated, with a high of 1.7K in mid-December. Active users demonstrated a slight decline, ending the quarter at approximately 4.9K.

Merge County by Microfun Limited saw a stable revenue trend, hovering around $1.2K towards the end of the quarter. Downloads spiked dramatically in mid-November, reaching over 1.6K, while active users showed a peak of about 1.3K in late November.

Puzzles & Chaos: Frozen Castle from BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED experienced a steady increase in revenue, peaking at $890 in late December. Downloads varied throughout the quarter, with active users peaking at approximately 1.5K in mid-November.

For more detailed insights into these trends, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: December 2025