ResidualPlaybetaPasspartout 2: The Lost Artist
Flamebait Games · 2023 · $24.99 · Casual · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-04 15:10 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $1.0k to $1.5k per month
- Opportunity: $1.7k per month at x1.35 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 49.5k
- 95% positive across 1378 reviews · 8.1 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 23 months
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A casual painting and art-dealing sim where players create works, manage a gallery, and navigate the art market.
Passpartout 2 maintains a strong positive sentiment (95% recent) and solid residual monthly revenue with minimal churn despite zero promotional activity in 21+ months. The studio appears dormant post-launch, leaving the title quietly profitable but unsupported. For a publisher seeking a low-risk catalog play with an engaged niche audience and room for minor bug fixes and localization work (Russian at 0.7% coverage is the largest gap), this is an undermarketed title with quick upside. Acquisition of the IP itself is straightforward, but the publisher must weigh whether to invest in QA polish and community re-engagement or harvest residuals as-is. Most realistic play: acquisition.
- Risk: Player reports cite infinite loading bugs that render the game unplayable; without active dev support, these may compound and erode the 95% sentiment baseline.
- Risk: Concurrent players have decayed to single digits (7 now, 17 in last 30 days); while residuals remain stable, the community is small and may not sustain organic growth without intervention.
- Risk: Studio status is flagged as fading with zero developer posts in 21+ months; franchise viability for a sequel or live-service expansion is unclear.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.