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The final quarter of 2021 saw intriguing trends in the performance of top sandbox-like games in New Zealand. Here is a detailed breakdown of how Roblox, Rec Room - Play with friends!, Eerskraft, MultiCraft — Build and Mine!, and Block Craft 3D:Building Game performed.
Roblox from Roblox Corporation had a strong quarter in New Zealand. Weekly revenue started at approximately $81K at the end of September and saw a peak of around $111K in the last week of December. Weekly downloads fluctuated, reaching a high of about 9.8K in early October and ending the year at around 8.6K. Active users remained relatively stable, starting at approximately 287K and ending the quarter at about 284K.
Rec Room - Play with friends! showed varied performance. The app saw an initial increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $436 in early November, and ended the year with approximately $337. Weekly downloads spiked to about 4.8K in early October and dropped to around 2.8K by the end of December. Active users saw a peak of around 6.7K in mid-October but decreased to approximately 5K by the end of the quarter.
Eerskraft by Gooogame experienced a decline in both downloads and active users towards the end of the quarter. Weekly downloads started at around 1.8K and saw a significant drop to about 584 by the end of December. Active users began at approximately 4.6K and ended the quarter at around 3K.
MultiCraft — Build and Mine! from MultiCraft Studio OÜ had a relatively stable performance. Weekly downloads remained consistent, starting at around 1.3K and ending at approximately 836. Active users also showed stability, starting at around 14.2K and finishing the quarter at about 13.2K. Revenue was negligible throughout the quarter.
Block Craft 3D:Building Game by Wildlife Studios saw a modest performance. Weekly revenue peaked at around $333 in late October and ended the year with approximately $263. Downloads showed a high of about 1.4K in late October, ending the quarter at around 1K. Active users started at approximately 4.2K and increased to about 5K by the end of December.
These insights come from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics and trends can be explored.