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As the year 2023 drew to a close, the car gaming category on Android devices saw varying degrees of success across Europe. In the fourth quarter, five games stood out in terms of their performance metrics. Here’s a brief rundown of their achievements, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.
Traffic Escape!, published by FOMO GAMES from Turkey, showed an impressive trajectory in weekly active users, peaking at 1.3M in the last week of December. Downloads for the game saw a high in October at 645K, with a slight dip to 558K by the year's end. Revenue trends also peaked in late October at around 9K USD before stabilizing at 6.6K USD by December 25th.
Vehicle Masters by SayGames Ltd of Russia demonstrated a steady increase in revenue, ending the quarter with 210 USD in the last week of December. Downloads hovered around the 200K mark for most of the quarter, while weekly active users saw a rise, finishing at 1.26M.
For Ramp Car Games: GT Car Stunts by Pakistan's Fun Drive Games, the absence of significant revenue is notable. However, the game maintained a consistent download rate, ending at 137K, with active users peaking at 446K in the last week of December.
Payback 2 - The Battle Sandbox, from Apex Designs Games LLP in the United Kingdom, showed a gradual increase in revenue, reaching 316 USD by December's end. Downloads saw a rise to 177K, and weekly active users also increased, concluding at 1.1M.
Lastly, Idle Racer — Tap, Merge & Race by CASUAL AZUR GAMES of Russia, despite generating no revenue, experienced a remarkable jump in downloads from virtually none at the beginning of the quarter to 847K in the final week. Weekly active users followed a similar pattern, skyrocketing to 1.36M by December 25th.
The performance of these car games on Android varies, but the upward trends in active users and downloads for most titles indicate a strong finish for the category in Europe for Q4 2023. For more insights and detailed data, Sensor Tower remains the go-to resource.