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AI Insights · Timothy · April 2021
Top 5 Tower Defense Games in the US: Q1 2021 Performance Overview
An analysis of the Top 5 Tower Defense Games on the unified platform in the United States during the first quarter of 2021. Insights indicate varying download and user trends across popular titles.
Sensor Tower's data provides a snapshot into the performance of the top tower defense games in the United States for the first quarter of 2021. Here, we delve into the numbers to see how these games fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.
YOSTAR LIMITED's Arknights experienced a downward trend in revenue from 1 million in the last week of December to 300 thousand by the end of March. Downloads and weekly active users also saw a gradual decline, with downloads dropping from 10 thousand to under 5 thousand, and active users falling from 100 thousand to around 90 thousand.
Ninja Kiwi's Bloons TD 6 showed more stability in revenue, maintaining around 300 thousand per week, with a slight dip in February. The game's downloads saw a peak of 40 thousand in late December, followed by a decrease to 20 thousand by the end of March. Weekly active users fluctuated, peaking at 193 thousand in early March before dropping to 190 thousand.
Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 by PopCap had a revenue range between 100 thousand and 200 thousand throughout the quarter. The game enjoyed a high of over 100 thousand downloads in the first week of January, which decreased to around 70 thousand towards the end of March. Active users remained high with a slight decrease from 580 thousand to 480 thousand.
MY.GAMES B.V.'s Rush Royale: Tower Defense TD saw its revenue fluctuate, peaking at 150 thousand mid-quarter. Downloads spiked to nearly 50 thousand in mid-January, with a subsequent decline to around 30 thousand. Weekly active users showed growth, starting at 30 thousand and rising to 80 thousand by March end.
111%'s Random Dice: Defense had a varied revenue trend, with a high of around 150 thousand at the start of February and a low of under 100 thousand by March end. Downloads remained fairly consistent, hovering around 4 thousand to 5 thousand. Weekly active users started at 240 thousand, peaked at 260 thousand, and then decreased to 190 thousand.
For more detailed insights and analysis, readers can explore the full data on Sensor Tower's platform. The first quarter of 2021 showed these top tower defense games in the US market experiencing various trends in user engagement and financial performance.
