Orcs Must Die! 3

Robot Entertainment · 2021 · $29.99 · Action · deal grade A

Measured on 2026-09-23 11:00 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $4.5k to $6.7k per month
Opportunity: $7.6k per month at x1.35 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 437.0k
86% positive across 14922 reviews · 30.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 15 months
Studio quiet across its whole catalog
Last discounted 1 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.6 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.

Orcs Must Die! 3 is a cooperative tower-defense action game where players deploy traps and weapons to defend against increasingly complex waves of enemies.

OMD3 sits in a quiet sweet spot: it generates solid mid-four-figure monthly residuals with strong 85%+ review sentiment, owns a recognizable franchise IP, and sustains a mid-sized core audience despite zero promotional activity in the past 12 months. The game's persistent co-op bugs and lack of post-launch content updates have capped growth, but the stable player base and lifetime performance suggest it remains a viable catalog anchor or candidate for a minimal-cost revival push (balance patches, seasonal events) that could unlock the mid-sized owner base currently playing solo or waiting for price drops. Most realistic play: revival.

Risk: Co-op mode has documented pathfinding and reconnection issues that discourage group play, the mode most likely to drive word-of-mouth and retention.
Risk: Zero discounts in 12 months combined with lack of developer posts (14+ months) suggests the title is on minimal maintenance; player sentiment is stable but the franchise faces creative stagnation versus newer tower-defense competition.
Risk: Cloud save corruption reported in recent reviews; technical debt may require investment before any meaningful content update.

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