Goat Simulator: Remastered

Coffee Stain Studios · 2024 · $29.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $9.5k to $14.3k per month
• Opportunity: $19.6k per month at x1.65 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 35.8k
• 88%% positive across 1170 reviews · 54.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 19 months
• Studio active elsewhere (5 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 19 months ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Goat Simulator: Remastered is a slapstick physics-comedy adventure where players wreak sandbox havoc as a destructive goat, now rebuilt for modern systems.

This 2024 remaster sits on a cult IP with proven endurance, 88% positive Steam reception, and solid residual revenue of $11.9k/mo on a modest $30 price point. Coffee Stain has kept the title on discount rotation (10 promotions in 12 months) to maintain velocity, but low localization coverage (Brazilian Portuguese at 3.8% gap) and absent workshop/mobile-map features represent friction points. Best suited for a publisher wanting a low-risk seasonal/event-driven monetization refresh or a studio seeking IP licensing leverage rather than an acquisition play. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Novelty-driven audience; gameplay loop is intentionally thin, so player churn is expected and retention depends on DLC and cultural moments (e.g., the Payday crossover) rather than core engagement.
• Risk: Absence of workshop support and missing mobile maps are explicitly called out by returning players as quality-of-life gaps vs. the original, limiting user-generated content upside.
• Risk: Coffee Stain's 19-month radio silence on dev posts (last post 19.4 months ago) despite active discount cadence suggests lean post-launch support, which may signal prioritization fatigue.

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