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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Square One Games Inc. · 2021 · $39.99 · Action · deal grade B

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $1.0k to $1.5k per month
  • Opportunity: $2.7k per month at x2.10 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 30.4k
  • 82%% positive across 1019 reviews · 5.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 4.7 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 2 tracked titles
  • Last build shipped 4.7 years ago
  • Last discounted 1 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A 2021 action-RPG reimagining of the classic Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance franchise, blending D&D lore with real-time combat and coöp play.

This title is earning $1,287/mo residual revenue on $39.99 pricing with a modest 82% positive rate and a small but stable English-language community (798 reviews). However, the developer studio is inactive (56+ months since last dev communication), and the game sits in a licensing quagmire: Interplay Entertainment holds publishing rights, but D&D IP (Wizards of the Coast) and possible residual obligations to original Dark Alliance creators add complexity. Best suited for a publisher looking to acquire dormant catalog depth or a strategic licensor willing to clear rights and fund a small content update or platform expansion. Most realistic play: licensing.

  • Risk: D&D intellectual property is held by Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro); Interplay Entertainment retains publishing rights but may lack development authority; rights clarity required before any revival or derivative work.
  • Risk: Developer Square One Games Inc. is inactive (56+ months without communication); no internal roadmap or bug-fix capacity exists in-house.
  • Risk: Action-RPG genre is crowded; modest lifetime net ($303k) and flat monthly revenue ($1,287/mo mid-range) suggest limited organic growth potential without major content or platform push.
  • Risk: Game suffers from reported balance and combo-depth issues per player feedback; technical debt may require investment to stabilize or enhance.

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