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Disciples III: Reincarnation

Akella · 2014 · $9.99 · RPG · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 15:09 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $211 to $317 per month
  • Opportunity: $502 per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 98.6k
  • 72% positive across 1868 reviews · 4.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 4.4 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
  • Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-14; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Disciples III: Reincarnation is a 2014 turn-based tactical RPG from Akella, a dormant Eastern European studio now operating under Kalypso Media's publishing umbrella.

The title sits in a quiet corner of Steam with solid residuals (mid-range $264/mo) and a small but engaged core (83% still-playing rate among the sample). However, recent reviews surface balance and stability concerns that likely explain the zero promotions in 12 months and the gap between positive lifetime sentiment (72%) and recent scores (71.4%). The intellectual property remains with Kalypso Media, making outright acquisition impossible; the realistic play is a co-publishing revival that pairs a technical audit and gameplay rebalance with renewed localization push into Simplified Chinese (where a 10% language gap persists) and Russian-speaking markets where review volume runs high. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Player reviews cite frequent crashes and balance-breaking bugs in the current build; revival requires stable code baseline before marketing spend.
  • Risk: Median playtime of 37.6 hours suggests design succeeds, but early-game difficulty spikes (total party wipes reported) may churn newer players before they reach the tail that sustains 83% retention.
  • Risk: Developer Akella is operationally inactive (no posts in 52+ months); Kalypso Media holds the IP and must greenlight any revival, and studio status is listed as ghost.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.