A New Beginning - Final Cut

Daedalic Entertainment · 2012 · $9.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 06:02 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $343 to $514 per month
Opportunity: $686 per month at x1.60 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 118.0k
74% positive across 2166 reviews · 8.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 13.1 years
Studio quiet across its whole catalog
Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-26; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A New Beginning - Final Cut is a 2012 point-and-click adventure game from Daedalic Entertainment about environmental mystery and redemption.

This title sits in a narrow sweet spot: it carries solid residual revenue ($507/mo mid-estimate) on a tiny active base, suggesting a loyal niche audience willing to sustain modest cashflow with minimal maintenance cost. The 74% positive rating and median 5-hour playtime indicate a core group of adventure enthusiasts who value the experience despite critical reception challenges. Most interesting for a catalog owner seeking low-friction, evergreen indie titles that don't demand live-ops or community management, or for Daedalic itself as a catalog consolidation play if rights are already owned. Most realistic play: acquisition.

Risk: The point-and-click adventure genre has contracted sharply since 2012; genre fatigue and shifting player tastes mean revival campaigns face structural headwinds.
Risk: No cloud saves, workshop support, or trading cards; missing standard platform affordances may limit appeal to modern audiences despite stable current revenue.
Risk: Developer (Daedalic) shows 'fading' studio status with zero dev posts in 12+ months, signaling reduced support capacity if bugs or platform issues surface post-acquisition.

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