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Kingdom Eighties

Fury Studios · 2023 · $11.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 23:32 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $1.3k to $2.0k per month
  • Opportunity: $2.3k per month at x1.35 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 120.0k
  • 75% positive across 3346 reviews · 22.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 19 months
  • Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.7 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Kingdom Eighties is a pixel-art strategy-defense spin-off set in a neon 1980s aesthetic, part of the Kingdom franchise by Fury Studios and Raw Fury.

This title occupies a comfortable niche within an established franchise: steady residual revenue from a mid-sized owner base, strong visual identity, and respectable sentiment that outweighs active player decline. The core tension is creative: players praise the 80s aesthetics and soundtrack but perceive it as a safe reskin lacking differentiation from prior Kingdom entries. Raw Fury or a franchise-aware acquirer could unlock value through modest content investment (DLC, story modes, mechanical depth) rather than major overhaul, but the dormant developer status and single-studio portfolio raise execution risk. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Developer studio shows fading status with no posts in 17+ months; a publishing partner would need to manage live-ops and content updates independently or secure dev resources.
  • Risk: Player sentiment reflects fatigue with incremental iteration: multiple reviewers call it a reskin and report lower replayability than prior Kingdom titles, limiting upside from the existing audience.
  • Risk: Peak concurrent players remain very low (31 in last 30 days); sustained growth will depend on external marketing or franchise-level repositioning rather than organic word-of-mouth.

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