Eldest Souls

Fallen Flag Studio · 2021 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade A

Estimated net residual revenue: $3.6k to $5.4k per month
Opportunity: $6.7k per month at x1.50 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 98.8k
73%% positive across 4375 reviews · 36.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 2 months ago
Last build shipped 3.5 years ago
Last discounted 1 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.9 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Eldest Souls is a 2D souls-like action game with boss-rush design and build variety, developed by Fallen Flag Studio.

A quiet performer earning $4.5k/mo with 72.8% positive reception and steady player engagement (36 reviews/mo). The title has shipped 98k+ units lifetime on a modest $19.99 price point, suggesting strong product-market fit within the hardcore action niche. Opportunity lies in technical fixes (controller support, UI/UX polish) and a potential New Game+ rebalance to unlock higher retention and secondary sales, rather than acquisition, the developer remains active and the game has room to grow without major content overhaul. Most realistic play: publishing.

Risk: Player reports of broken controller customization, missing PS5 native support, and unpaused pause menu indicate technical debt that may limit console ports and accessibility, suppressing addressable market.
Risk: Souls-like genre is saturated; Eldest Souls occupies mid-tier position with strong but not mainstream appeal, capping ceiling growth without differentiation.
Risk: New Game+ progression bugs (broken bridge, unresetting flags) and late-game boss choreography complaints suggest balancing issues that erode long-tail retention and word-of-mouth.

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