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As the year 2020 came to a close, the platformer genre remained a popular choice among mobile gamers in Australia. Sensor Tower provides a snapshot of how the top platformer games fared in the fourth quarter on Android devices.
CookieRun: OvenBreak by Devsisters Corporation saw an upward trend in weekly downloads, ending the quarter with 360K downloads, a significant increase from 210K at the beginning of the period. The weekly active users peaked at 2.55M in the last week of December, reflecting a steady engagement throughout the quarter.
MEGA MAN X DiVE, developed by CAPCOM TAIWAN, experienced fluctuations in revenue with a notable peak of 1.03M USD in mid-December. Downloads, however, showed a decline with zero new downloads recorded in the first and second weeks of December, before a slight uptick to 32K by the year's end. Active users followed a descending pattern, settling at 281K in the last week of December.
SEGA's Sonic Forces - Running Game witnessed a mixed revenue trend, with a peak of 990K USD in late October and a low of 186K USD in early December. Downloads remained robust throughout the quarter, although they dipped from 2.02M in the first week to 1.02M by the end of December. The game maintained a strong active user base, ending the quarter with 9.84M weekly active users.
Talking Tom Gold Run by Outfit7 Limited displayed a revenue trend with highs and lows, concluding the quarter at 162K USD. Downloads showed resilience, climbing from 1.33M in mid-October to 1.7M in the final week of December. Weekly active users saw a slight increase from 18.93M to 19.03M, indicating a consistent player base.
Finally, Subway Surfers from SYBO Games, a long-standing favorite, showed a remarkable spike in revenue from 1349K USD in the third week of December to 650K USD in the last week. The game also experienced a surge in downloads, peaking at 7.23M in the third week of December. The weekly active users remained high, ending the year with 65.67M.
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