Garfield Kart - Furious Racing

Artefacts Studio · 2019 · $14.99 · Racing · deal grade C

Measured on 2026-09-25 23:08 UTC, 10 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.4k to $2.2k per month
• Opportunity: $1.8k per month at x1.00 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 419.0k
• 87% positive across 15094 reviews · 22.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 0 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (10 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A licensed Garfield-themed kart racer from 2019 that has quietly maintained a devoted niche audience and modest residual revenue despite minimal marketing or updates.

Garfield Kart sits in the small but real category of licensed racing games that punch above their weight in player retention and community affection. The title has generated solid lifetime returns, maintains a positive sentiment score (mid-80s), and continues to earn low four-figure monthly residuals with virtually zero ongoing development spend. The audience is small but genuine, reviews skew enthusiastically positive, and the game occupies zero competitive space with major publishers' franchises. For a publisher seeking catalog depth, a revival studio exploring IP licensing deals, or a platform looking to shore up perennial back-list sales, this represents low-risk optionality with upside if the Garfield IP owner (DreamWorks/Viacom) ever greenlit cross-promotion or a content refresh. Most realistic play: licensing.

• Risk: Game depends on DreamWorks/Viacom Garfield IP license; any license lapse, renegotiation failure, or IP holder priority shift could force delisting or sunset.
• Risk: Last developer update was ~11 months ago; aging codebase on multiplayer kart engine may face platform deprecation risks if left unmaintained beyond 2-3 years.
• Risk: Kart-racing genre is crowded and dominated by Mario Kart; addressable audience for Garfield-branded alternative is inherently capped.

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