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Plushie from the Sky

fishwind · 2024 · $11.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 18:42 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: $197 to $295 per month
  • Opportunity: $394 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 14.6k
  • 96% positive across 390 reviews · 2.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 2.3 years
  • Studio quiet across its whole catalog
  • Last discounted 1 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-18; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A short, whimsical action game where you beat Wonderland-inspired characters with a plushie weapon, built around surreal humor and arcade-style replayability.

Plushie from the Sky has earned solid lifetime revenue on a modest footprint: sustained 96% positive sentiment, consistent achievement engagement, and a tight 3-4 hour loop that justifies its current price. The studio shows minimal post-launch activity (no developer posts in 27 months), but the title is pulling $197-296/mo in residuals with zero current discount pressure. This is a candidate for quiet acquisition by a publisher seeking to bulk a catalog with proven, low-maintenance indie hits, or for a larger studio exploring plushie/cozy-IP licensing angles. However, the one-title studio status and fading organizational health mean acquisition primarily buys a finished asset, not ongoing creative capacity. Most realistic play: acquisition.

  • Risk: Developer studio is fading (single title, no posts since launch window); acquisition includes no active team or roadmap capability.
  • Risk: Genre-adjacent saturation in short-form action-comedy on Steam; differentiation rests on whimsy and achievement design rather than mechanical novelty.
  • Risk: 27 months without build updates; engine/compatibility risk grows if Steam runtime or OS requirements shift.

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