Evil Tonight

DYA Games · 2021 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 15:44 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $268 to $403 per month
• Opportunity: $537 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 20.0k
• 87% positive across 558 reviews · 3.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 5.0 years
• Studio inactive: no public activity across 4 tracked titles
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 12 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-16; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A pixel-art action game with light horror themes, exploration, and randomized puzzles designed for short play sessions.

Evil Tonight sits in a quiet middle ground: modestly profitable residuals, strong community sentiment (87%), and demonstrable replay value, but minimal studio presence and flat concurrent play. The opportunity lies not in acquisition of the IP itself, but in evaluating whether a small revival push (pricing experiment, bundle placement, or light content update) could unlock dormant ownership. DYA Games' studio status is listed as fading, which warrants rights-holder conversation before proceeding. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Developer has published no posts in nearly 60 months; studio status marked fading, suggesting limited capacity to support or iterate post-acquisition.
• Risk: Concurrent players near zero despite positive reviews suggests the title has exhausted its natural audience on Steam; revival would require external marketing investment.
• Risk: No workshop support, no trading cards, and minimal achievement adoption signal a feature-light implementation that may limit engagement hooks.

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