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The last quarter of 2020 showed mixed performance for the top Squad RPGs on iOS in Australia. Sensor Tower provides a deep dive into the numbers, presenting a clear picture of how each app fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.
AFK Arena by Lilith Games saw an initial spike in downloads in early Q4, reaching 8K in mid-October, before gradually declining to 1.7K by the end of December. Weekly active users peaked at nearly 16K in October and dipped to around 11.7K by the year's end. Revenue trends show a peak of 105K USD in late October, with a general downward trend to 54.8K USD in the final week of December.
RAID: Shadow Legends from Plarium Global Ltd witnessed a fluctuating download pattern, with a high of 8.1K in mid-October, which then fell to 1.8K by December's close. The weekly active users showed a peak of around 24.3K in October, which then decreased to 16.3K by the end of Q4. Revenue-wise, the game had its best performance in the last week of December with 73.7K USD after a relatively stable quarter.
Com2uS Corp.'s Summoners War experienced modest download numbers, starting at 167 in late September and reaching 333 by the end of December. Active users saw a slight increase from 6.4K to 8.8K over the quarter. The revenue peaked at 76.1K USD in early November and concluded the quarter with 39.7K USD.
Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes from Electronic Arts showed a significant increase in downloads from late November, jumping from 1.2K to 3.8K in the third week of December, before ending the quarter at 2.3K. Weekly active users remained fairly consistent, starting at around 24.9K and ending at 26.3K. The game's revenue surged to 81.1K USD in the third week of December before ending the quarter with 68.6K USD.
Lastly, Scopely, Inc.'s MARVEL Strike Force: Squad RPG saw downloads decrease from 4.2K in late September to 1.3K by the end of December. Active users saw a dip from 5.1K to 3.2K over the same period. Revenue trends for the game showed a mid-quarter high of 66.9K USD in the third week of October, concluding the quarter at 25.4K USD.
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