Song of Farca

Wooden Monkeys · 2021 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $2.3k to $3.5k per month
• Opportunity: $4.8k per month at x1.65 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 44.1k
• 79%% positive across 1675 reviews · 23.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 22 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last build shipped 36 months ago
• Store page localized in only 3 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A 2021 detective adventure with branching narrative and environmental puzzle-solving, built around dialogue-driven mystery cases.

Song of Farca has generated $220k lifetime on 44k units at $19.99, with 79% positive reviews and consistent $2.9k/mo residual revenue despite dev dormancy for 22 months. The opportunity sits in its narrative IP: a proven mystery-game audience exists, reviews cite addiction to story and character work, and the tiny studio (one title) has ceded the franchise entirely. This is a licensing or acquisition play for a publisher with detective/narrative IP appetite, not a revival candidate unless a new developer is attached. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Detective/adventure genre has high narrative-quality bar; this title's core complaint is repetitive click-based puzzle loop that alienates mechanical players.
• Risk: Developer (Wooden Monkeys) is in fade status with one title; no visible studio infrastructure for a sequel or live-service support.
• Risk: No sales velocity in last 12 months and zero recent discounting suggest organic discovery has plateaued; relaunch would depend entirely on publisher marketing.

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