Perfect Tides

Three Bees · 2022 · $14.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 19:12 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $538 to $808 per month
• Opportunity: $875 per month at x1.30 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 13.0k
• 97% positive across 361 reviews · 7.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 6 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Store page localized in only 2 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-06; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Perfect Tides is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure about a self-conscious teenager navigating the late 1990s internet, relationships, and adolescent identity.

A critically beloved indie title with exceptional narrative craft and a devoted, tight community, yet it operates on quiet residuals and negligible concurrent players. The game's strength lies in its character writing and thematic maturity, which has earned lasting positive sentiment despite minimal marketing spend. This is a candidate for quiet catalog acquisition by a publisher seeking prestige IP with loyal franchise potential, or a revival campaign targeting the game's existing audience and retrospective rediscovery. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Point-and-click adventure genre remains niche; mainstream discoverability is fundamentally constrained unless bundled or featured by platform partners.
• Risk: Linux compatibility issues noted in player feedback; technical debt on older architectures could compound if the title requires porting or long-term support.
• Risk: The developer operates as a two-title studio; acquisition includes reliance on a small creative team, and sequel (Station to Station) likely shares revenue and audience attention.

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