Disillusion
Disillusion Dev · 2021 · $2.99 · Action · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-09-26 11:04 UTC, 9 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $211 to $317 per month
- Opportunity: $567 per month at x2.15 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 35.2k
- 94% positive across 996 reviews · 14.2 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 2.0 years
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 9 months ago, 1 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-09-12; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A short, atmospheric action game about ascending a mysterious tower haunted by an incomprehensible entity.
Disillusion sits in a narrow niche: high positive sentiment (94%), strong community engagement (modest but consistent reviews), and genuine residual traction despite minimal developer visibility in two years. The game's cryptic lore and imaginative player interpretation suggest cult appeal rather than mainstream fatigue. For a publisher or revival team, the upside is a complete IP acquisition at low nominal cost paired with a cohesive, engaged (if small) playerbase; the downside is that the studio is fading and the game has seen only one discount in 12 months, limiting growth levers without new content or marketing. Most realistic play: acquisition.
- Risk: No developer communication in 23+ months suggests codebase stewardship may require external engineering resources if platform updates or critical bugs emerge.
- Risk: Extremely niche aesthetic and narrative; audience is small and self-selected, making expansion campaigns unpredictable.
- Risk: Localization gap (33.8% untranslated, especially Russian at 213 reviews) represents untapped revenue opportunity but also suggests prior commercial indifference.
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