Soccer Story

PanicBarn · 2022 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-01 22:08 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: $174 to $261 per month
• Opportunity: $348 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 4.9k
• 58% positive across 141 reviews · 1.7 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 3.9 years
• Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.6 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-19; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A cozy 2.5D football management and story game from PanicBarn with a mid-market casual audience but persistent technical issues.

Soccer Story has settled into a quiet revenue stream of solid three-figure monthly residuals with a modest but engaged player base, yet the game sits dormant: no developer communication in 46 months, no promotional activity in 12 months, and a 58% positive rating held back by recurring match-system bugs. For a publisher comfortable with light curation or a studio seeking a turn-key IP with loyal day-one buyers, the title represents low-risk passive income; for a serious revival, the cost of technical stabilization and localization (Simplified Chinese gap detected) would need to justify modest upside against the dormancy risk. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Match system bugs and stability issues explicitly named by players as barriers to positive sentiment and retention.
• Risk: No developer engagement or promotional spend for 46+ months suggests resource constraints or deprioritization at publisher level.
• Risk: Localization gap in Simplified Chinese (8.3% missing coverage) limits growth in a key regional market.

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