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In the first quarter of 2024, Europe's mobile gaming scene saw interesting trends in the crime games category. Data from Sensor Tower provides a clear picture of how the top five crime-themed games performed on the unified platform.
Published by Wooga, this detective-themed puzzle game saw a steady increase in revenue, peaking at nearly $1.1M in the fourth week of January before a slight dip to around $878K by the end of March. Downloads remained fairly consistent, hovering around 40K to 49K weekly, while weekly active users saw a slight decrease from 830K to 765K during the quarter.
Phantix Games' strategy game experienced fluctuating revenue, with a notable spike to over $531K in mid-January. Downloads started strong at around 99K in the first week but gradually declined to 56K by late March. Weekly active users also showed a downward trend, starting at 460K and ending the quarter at 372K.
Another offering from Phantix Games, Mafia City's revenue had its ups and downs, with a notable increase to $414K in early February. The game saw a steady number of downloads, ranging between 45K and 65K. Weekly active users gradually declined from 231K to 203K over the quarter.
Playrix's hidden object game showed varied revenue figures, with a peak at $232K in the second week of January and a low of $189K by the month's end. Downloads saw a sharp decline from 39K in the first week to around 12K by the end of March. Weekly active users demonstrated a downward trend from 509K to 404K.
DianDian Interactive Holding's idle clicker game had modest revenue growth, reaching a peak of $129K in early February. The game's downloads started at 45K but saw a decrease to 20K towards the end of the quarter. Weekly active users experienced a downward trend, starting at 207K and slightly recovering to 152K in the last week of March.
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