Foolish Mortals

Inklingwood Studios · 2025 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

Measured on 2026-09-23 17:46 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $3.8k to $5.7k per month
Opportunity: $6.2k per month at x1.30 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 26.6k
95% positive across 753 reviews · 28.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 1 months ago
Store page localized in only 2 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-28; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A hand-crafted point-and-click adventure game that recaptures 1990s LucasArts design sensibilities with original mystery writing, voice acting, and logic-driven puzzles.

Foolish Mortals occupies a rare pocket in the modern indie adventure landscape: a single-player, story-complete title with exceptionally high sentiment (95%+ positive) that has attracted a mid-sized owner base and continues to generate solid four-figure monthly residuals without any active discount promotion. The developer is actively operating and responsive (last post within 4 months), and the community explicitly voices appetite for sequels and additional work from Inklingwood Studios. This title is best evaluated as a publishing or revival opportunity for a label seeking to expand a nostalgia-driven catalog, or as a licensing vehicle if a larger publisher wants to fund a franchise expansion. Most realistic play: publishing.

Risk: The point-and-click adventure genre remains niche on Steam; peak concurrent players remain in single digits despite high review volume, suggesting discovery and convert barriers persist despite critical acclaim.
Risk: The developer is a solo studio with only one title shipped; scaling production or supporting simultaneous projects introduces execution risk.
Risk: No workshop support and 19% localization gap (German language notably underserved) may limit addressable audience in key regions where the adventure genre performs well.

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