Top City Building Games in Australia: Q4 2025 Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the city-building game genre in Australia showcased notable performances across various metrics. Here's a closer look at the top five games.

State Connect: Traffic Control by AI Games FZ experienced a gradual increase in weekly revenue, with earnings peaking at approximately $902 towards early December. The game saw a rise in weekly downloads, reaching about 4.6K by late December, while weekly active users steadily increased from 4.5K to 6.2K over the quarter.

Idle Cult Empire - Evil Tycoon from Lion Studios Plus showed a significant surge in weekly revenue, climbing to around $5.9K by the end of December. Downloads also saw an impressive boost, starting at under 1K and rising sharply to over 5.5K.

SimCity BuildIt by Electronic Arts maintained strong weekly revenue, fluctuating between $14K and $19K, while downloads showed moderate variance, peaking at 2.5K in mid-November. However, weekly active users showed a decline, moving from 7.7K to 3.7K.

Puzzles & Chaos: Frozen Castle by BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED saw a consistent revenue flow, with a notable peak at $24.9K in late December. Downloads remained stable throughout the quarter, ending at approximately 1.7K, while active user numbers increased slightly to over 4K by the end of December.

Finally, Happy Citizens - Mayor Sim observed a varied trend in revenue, peaking at $3K in mid-November, while downloads saw a significant spike to 3.3K in the same period. Active users experienced fluctuations, ending the quarter at around 3.4K.

These insights are sourced from Sensor Tower, where more detailed information on app performance can be found. The city-building genre continues to captivate players in Australia, with varying trends in downloads, revenue, and user engagement.