No Place Like Home

Chicken Launcher · 2022 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 01:11 UTC, 10 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $918 to $1.4k per month
• Opportunity: $1.8k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 152.0k
• 78% positive across 4115 reviews · 9.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.8 years
• Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.7 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

No Place Like Home is a cozy adventure game about building and decorating a house, launched in early access in 2022 by Chicken Launcher.

This title shows solid residual revenue and a respectable positive review ratio despite apparent developer inactivity for three years. The community's core complaint centers on the game's unfinished state and lack of post-launch support, not on fundamental design flaws. For a publisher or experienced indie studio, acquiring the codebase and committing to either a polished 1.0 release or strategic maintenance could unlock the game's dormant appeal. The owner base is small but stable, and the niche (cozy building games) remains durable. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Early access label persists after three years; the codebase may require substantial refactoring to reach 1.0 or to support ongoing platforms (Switch version exists but may be unmaintained).
• Risk: The cozy-building genre is crowded; differentiation is unclear from current player sentiment.
• Risk: Developer has posted no updates in 32+ months; unclear whether source code or design documentation are in usable condition.

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