Shank 2

Klei Entertainment · 2012 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 00:56 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $366 to $549 per month
• Opportunity: $870 per month at x1.90 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 194.0k
• 82% positive across 3633 reviews · 8.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• No developer announcement on record, ever
• Studio active elsewhere (10 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-05; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Shank 2 is a stylized 2D side-scrolling action game from Klei Entertainment with visceral melee combat and a hand-drawn aesthetic.

Shank 2 sits in a quiet pocket of the catalog with solid lifetime net and a stable community that still voices enthusiasm for the core gameplay loop. The residual revenue, while modest, arrives from an active if small player base that has sustained engagement over more than a decade. For a publisher seeking catalog depth in classic action or a studio looking to revive dormant IP with low acquisition friction, this represents low-risk upside, though the player population signals limited mainstream revival potential without significant investment. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Current concurrent population is minimal; growth would depend on external marketing or platform algorithmic lift, not organic demand.
• Risk: 12-year-old codebase may carry technical debt; modern platform compliance and controller support would require validation.
• Risk: Localization gap in Simplified Chinese (66% untranslated) represents a missed revenue surface in a key market.

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