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The first quarter of 2021 has been eventful for arcade racing games on iOS in the European market. Sensor Tower provides a comprehensive look into the performance of the top contenders in this category. For more in-depth insights, Sensor Tower's platform is the go-to resource.
Need for Speed No Limits by Electronic Arts exhibited a steady performance with downloads fluctuating around the 40K mark, peaking at 46K in early February. Weekly active users saw a slight decrease from 195K at the end of December to 170K by the end of March, while revenue trends showed a rise towards the end of the quarter, reaching approximately $75K in the last week of March.
Gameloft's Asphalt 9: Legends saw downloads peaking at 78K in early February, with a general downward trend to 43K by the end of March. Active users followed a similar trend, starting at 186K and dropping to 136K. Revenue experienced some fluctuations, with a notable peak of $69K in the second week of February before settling to around $28K by the quarter's close.
CarX Drift Racing 2 from CarX Technologies had a relatively stable quarter, with downloads hovering between 31K and 33K towards the end, and weekly active users showing a slight uptick from 105K in early March to 116K. Revenue saw modest variations, ending the quarter at around $20K.
Hutch Games Ltd's Rebel Racing experienced a significant spike in downloads to 51K in the third week of March, with active users also showing an increase to 231K towards the quarter's end. Revenue displayed growth in the last week, reaching approximately $24K.
Lastly, Asphalt 8: Airborne, another title by Gameloft, witnessed a steady downloads count, averaging around 15K to 19K per week, with weekly active users maintaining just above 41K towards the end of March. Revenue for this veteran game showed a slight increase, concluding the quarter at around $11K.
These top arcade racing games on iOS have demonstrated varying degrees of engagement and revenue generation in the European market during the first quarter of 2021. Stay tuned to Sensor Tower for ongoing analysis and insights into app performance across different regions and platforms.