The Tarnishing of Juxtia

Actual Nerds · 2022 · $24.99 · Action · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.2k to $1.9k per month
• Opportunity: $3.3k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 18.9k
• 68%% positive across 708 reviews · 10.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.8 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last build shipped 4.0 years ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 6 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

The Tarnishing of Juxtia is a 2D soulslike action game with pixel art and demanding combat released in 2022 by Actual Nerds and published by Mastiff.

A quiet, niche 2D soulslike that has generated $117.8k lifetime against modest ongoing revenue ($1.6k/mo mid-range estimate). The title shows genre credibility among its audience (68% positive on 708 reviews), but struggles with control reliability and remains highly specialized. Worth watching if you're building a dormant-catalog play or considering a publishing partnership to address technical friction and unlock sale velocity; not a strong standalone acquisition target given studio status and narrow appeal. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: Control responsiveness and pause-menu bugs erode trust despite solid level design, and developer has been inactive for 33 months.
• Risk: Extreme difficulty ceiling and niche 2D soulslike positioning limits addressable market; sales velocity has been flat to weak over 24 months (average 7.5/mo).
• Risk: Studio classified as fading with only one title in catalog, signaling limited capacity for ongoing support or sequel potential.

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