Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break

ACE Team · 2020 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.1k to $1.6k per month
• Opportunity: $2.8k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 37.6k
• 75%% positive across 1742 reviews · 16.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 5.9 years
• Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 5.9 years ago
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A physics-based tower-defense puzzle game where you roll boulders at enemies and build defensive structures across surreal, darkly comedic levels.

Rock of Ages 3 sits in a quiet zone: $1,356/mo residual revenue with 75% positive sentiment and a loyal but small playerbase (~17 reviews/month). The franchise has real mechanical depth and cult appeal, but ACE Team's radio silence (71 months since last dev post) and a 2.1 neglect score suggest this IP may be underexploited. For a publisher or studio seeking a completed, profitable catalog title with revival potential, this is worth auditing; the $14.99 price point and modest key-reseller activity (28%) leave room for marketing-led recovery or seasonal event campaigns. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Developer ACE Team inactive on updates for 71 months; any revival would require external post-launch support or content.
• Risk: Mainstream visibility is low and elasticity near 1.0 suggests limited pricing-lever upside; growth depends on earned media, not discounting.
• Risk: Studio status flagged as 'fading' with only 8 titles in catalog; unclear who owns future IP rights or has decision authority.

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