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Haunted House Renovator

Image Power S.A. · 2025 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 20:08 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: $589 to $884 per month
  • Opportunity: $994 per month at x1.35 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 7.8k
  • 47% positive across 223 reviews · 4.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 14 months
  • Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-05; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2025 house renovation sim where players restore decrepit properties, competing in a space dominated by House Flipper but hampered by persistent technical issues.

Haunted House Renovator carries solid lifetime residuals and sits in a proven casual-commerce niche, but a steep decline in recent sentiment and zero promotional activity in 12 months suggest the studio has deprioritized post-launch support. The core mechanic appeals to the renovation-game audience, yet players uniformly cite unpatched bugs as a blocker. A publishing partner with QA bandwidth and live-ops chops could stabilize the title and unlock its latent upside; acquisition of the IP alone is viable only if the developer is willing to transfer active support. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Multiple reviews confirm unresolved bugs across campaign progression; no patch activity in over a year despite recent release suggests no roadmap alignment between developer and current publisher.
  • Risk: Renovation-sim category is crowded (House Flipper, others); differentiation is weak, and recent sentiment has fallen 15.8 points, indicating player churn rather than stickiness.
  • Risk: 12% key-reseller channel leakage and zero discounts in 12 months indicate either soft sales signals or a deliberately quiet go-to-market; either way, organic discovery has plateaued.

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