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AI Insights · Timothy · April 2021
Q1 2021 Roundup: Top Cooking Games in the US Show Varied Performance
Discover the latest trends in the Cooking Games category as Sensor Tower analyzes the performance of the top 5 cooking games in the United States for Q1 2021. Detailed insights reveal download and user engagement metrics.
The Culinary Mobile Gaming Scene in the US: Q1 2021 Insights
As the appetite for mobile gaming continues to grow, particularly in the Cooking Games category, Sensor Tower provides a glance at the performance of the top culinary-themed games in the United States during the first quarter of 2021. Here's how these games fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.
Starting with Sushi Roll 3D - ASMR Food Game, we observed a download figure that started at 1.2M in the last week of December 2020 and gradually decreased to 205K by the end of March 2021. The weekly active users followed a similar downward trend, from 1.75M to 841K in the same period. Revenue generation for this title began in mid-February, rising from $314 to $2.1K by the end of March.
Tilting Point LLC's SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off saw its revenue fluctuate, starting the quarter at $102K and ending at $74K. Downloads for the title decreased from 95K to 51K, while weekly active users dropped from 449K to 318K.
For the newcomer Mix and Drink, the downloads saw a significant jump from a modest 87 to an impressive 266K in its release month. Weekly active users increased accordingly, from 85 to 433K. Revenue data for this game only became available towards the end of March, with an increase from $1.2K to $2.1K.
Piknik's Toca Boca Jr maintained a steady revenue stream, ranging from $17K to $7.8K over the quarter. Downloads began at 81K and saw a decrease to 52K by the end of Q1 2021, while weekly active users showed a slight decline from 360K to 281K.
Lastly, Cooking Fever: Restaurant Game by Nordcurrent UAB demonstrated strong revenue performance, starting at $234K and peaking at $217K. Downloads for this title fluctuated, with an initial 70K downloads that dipped to 54K, and weekly active users remained relatively stable, starting at 638K and ending the quarter at 559K.
For a deeper dive into these insights and more detailed data, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive analytics on app performance. The first quarter of 2021 has shown that player engagement and revenue streams in the Cooking Games category can vary widely, providing valuable lessons for developers and marketers in this appetizing sector of the mobile gaming industry.
