Banners of Ruin

MonteBearo · 2021 · $19.99 · RPG · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-04 21:27 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $284 to $426 per month
• Opportunity: $568 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 92.3k
• 79% positive across 3242 reviews · 2.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.9 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.2 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A gritty anthropomorphic roguelike deckbuilder set in a medieval animal kingdom where permadeath and resource scarcity drive every tactical decision.

Banners of Ruin sits in a proven niche (roguelike deckbuilders remain profitable post-Slay the Spire) with distinctive art direction and a coherent creative vision that earned solid lifetime returns and sustained 78% positive sentiment. The studio is now quiet, making this a candidate for publisher takeover or revival investment; the title generates steady residuals despite minimal marketing spend and zero discounts in 12 months, suggesting pricing power and organic appeal. Ideal for a publisher seeking to revive a complete, mechanically sound title with room for seasonal content or DLC expansion. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Roguelike deckbuilder space is crowded; differentiation rests entirely on execution and atmosphere rather than mechanical novelty.
• Risk: Developer studio is fading and has posted no updates in 34 months, raising questions about ongoing support capacity and institutional knowledge transfer.
• Risk: Single title from a solo-title studio; no network effects, live ops history, or scaling infrastructure to leverage.

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