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Performance of Top 5 City Building Games in South Africa, Q4 2025

Explore the Q4 2025 performance of leading city building games in South Africa, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.

Performance of Top 5 City Building Games in South Africa, Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, several city building games showed varied performance in South Africa, with data insights provided by Sensor Tower.

Super City: Building Master from XGame Global saw a fluctuating revenue trend, peaking at around $98 in early December. Weekly downloads remained stable, reaching approximately 7.3K in mid-December. The app maintained a consistent user base, with active users hovering around 18K by the quarter's end.

Transport Tycoon Empire: City by Alda Games experienced a gradual increase in revenue, ending the quarter with a peak of about $82. Downloads were highest in late November at 3.9K, while active users saw a slight dip, stabilizing near 7.9K.

Fate War from IGG.COM reported strong revenue growth, reaching $2.5K in late December. Downloads surged in early December, peaking at 6.1K, with active users increasing significantly to approximately 7K by the end of the quarter.

SimCity BuildIt by Electronic Arts showed a steady revenue, with a peak of $1.9K in early December. Despite modest download numbers, peaking at 1.7K mid-December, the app maintained a stable active user base of around 5.6K.

Finally, State Connect: Traffic Control from CASUAL AZUR GAMES had a peak revenue of $116 and saw a steady rise in downloads, reaching 1.6K in late December. Active users increased to about 4.1K by the end of the quarter.

These insights demonstrate the dynamic performance of city building games in South Africa, with more detailed analytics available through Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026