Idle Area 51

Name: Idle Area 51
Rating: 4.324324 (4011 reviews)
Author: PlaySide Studios

PlaySide Studios

★ 4.3 (4,011 ratings)

⬇ 500,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 572,973

Style: Simulation

Free

Released: Mar 17, 2021

IAP: $0.99 - $99.99 per item

Contains ads

Rated: Everyone

Mechanics Idle / incremental

Signals

4 this week · 1 positive · 2 warnings All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +67 installs — 60% slower than the week before (+167) · 18/day since Sep 18
🏆Among Simulation games top 47% by installs gained this week (22301 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.32 since Sep 18
🛠Updates dormant · updated 383 days ago

Installs since launch

+795 installs · +6 ratings since Sep 18

SDKs in the app · version 1.8.9, analysed Nov 2, 2026

Ad mediationAppLovin MAX ironSource / Unity LevelPlay
Ad networkAdColony AppLovin SDK DT Exchange (Fyber)Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) 21.5.0 InMobi Liftoff Monetize (Vungle)Meta Audience Network 6.12.0 Mintegral Tapjoy
Ad qualityAppLovin Ad Review (SafeDK)
AnalyticsFirebase Analytics 21.2.0
AttributionAdjust Facebook App Events 15.2.0
ConsentGoogle User Messaging Platform 2.0.0
Engagement & messagingFirebase Cloud Messaging 23.0.2 Play In-App Review
Game engineUnity (engine)
Game servicesPlay Games Services 22.0.1
PaymentsPlay Billing Library 4.0.0
PlatformPlay Asset Delivery Play In-App Updates
Social & loginFacebook Gaming Services Facebook Login Facebook SDK (core) 15.2.0 Facebook Share Google Sign-In 20.1.0

13 mediation adapters

Adapters connect a mediation SDK to an ad network. An adapter alone does not mean the network’s own SDK is bundled.

AppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → OguryPresageAppLovin MAX adapter → VungleAppLovin MAX adapter → VungleAppLovin MAX adapter → VungleAppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle

Found by static analysis of the app package; bundled is not the same as active. All SDKs →

Update history

1.8.16 Oct 15, 2025 · seen Sep 18, 2026

bug fixes & app improvements :)

Only the current version so far — new entries appear as the game ships updates.

Trailer

Idle Area 51 is a simulation game by PlaySide Studios with 500,000+ downloads (about 573K estimated). +67 installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.3 from 4K ratings. Released Mar 17, 2021. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “The aliens have CRASH landed!! Salvage as much alien tech as possible from the downed UFO and take it to your super secret desert facility for research in Idle Area 51. Start small and build your operation from scratch. Unlock the secrets of alien biology, UFO construction, high-powered laser weaponry and…”