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Lunch Lady

Manic Mice · 2021 · $4.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 00:30 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $521 to $782 per month
  • Opportunity: $880 per month at x1.35 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 392.0k
  • 85% positive across 13086 reviews · 21.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 13 months
  • Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-06; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A four-player cooperative school-based hide-and-seek game where players evade a pursuing lunch lady to collect answer sheets.

Lunch Lady holds quiet appeal as a low-price multiplayer title with solid lifetime performance and sustained residual revenue. The 85% positive sentiment and active co-op playerbase suggest sustainable word-of-mouth demand at its current price point. For publishers seeking dormant back-catalog titles with minimal maintenance overhead and modest but reliable monthly returns, this represents a steady earner rather than a growth opportunity. Most realistic play: watch.

  • Risk: Tiny concurrent player count and peer-dependent matchmaking create friction for new players seeking group sessions.
  • Risk: Genre appeal is niche; school setting and asymmetric multiplayer limit mainstream crossover potential.
  • Risk: Developer activity is sparse (one post in past year), leaving code and infrastructure updates uncertain.

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