Before Your Eyes

GoodbyeWorld Games · 2021 · $9.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $16.4k to $24.6k per month
• Opportunity: $30.8k per month at x1.50 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 671.6k
• 98%% positive across 23633 reviews · 329.7 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 9 months ago
• Last build shipped 3.9 years ago

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A narrative adventure game where eye-tracking and blinking mechanics make players' own emotional responses part of the story.

Before Your Eyes is a quiet but culturally resonant title generating $20.5K/mo in residual revenue on modest install base (672K lifetime units) with 97.9% positive sentiment. The game's innovative eye-tracking mechanic, under-monetized at $9.99, and strong word-of-mouth (330 reviews/mo) make it attractive for revival campaigns (console ports, VR adaptation, educational licensing). Risk: developer is one-title studio with 9 months of silence; acquisition upside limited unless publisher or franchise extensions are the play. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Eye-tracking dependency limits addressable market; works well on PC with webcam but poor on console/mobile without native IR hardware.
• Risk: Developer silent for 9 months; one-title studio with no announced pipeline suggests indie fatigue or resource constraint.
• Risk: Narrative-driven indie with short playtime (2 hours) faces retention challenges in recurring-revenue models; one-time emotional experience resists sequelization.

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