Kingdom Eighties

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

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.5k to $2.2k per month
• Opportunity: $3.1k per month at x1.65 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 95.2k
• 75%% positive across 3306 reviews · 24.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 17 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last build shipped 19 months ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Kingdom Eighties is a 2023 pixel-art kingdom-building spin-off set in the 1980s, blending the core series' tower-defense mechanics with retro aesthetics and local co-op.

Kingdom Eighties has quietly accumulated $285k lifetime revenue on 95k units with a respectable 75% positive rate, but recent momentum is minimal: only 11 sales in the past 12 months and $1.86k/mo in residual income suggest the player base has stabilized at a small, loyal core. The title's niche appeal and franchise connection make it a low-risk catalog hold for publishers seeking evergreen co-op depth, but revival requires either new content (DLC, sequels) or strategic bundling; acquisition alone is not a compelling play. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: Tower-defense and kingdom-building genres are crowded; Kingdom Eighties lacks the viral hooks or roguelike permanence that sustain player acquisition in this space.
• Risk: Developer Fury Studios is marked as 'fading' with only one title; publisher Raw Fury's support level post-launch is unclear, and the 17-month silence since last dev communication suggests inactive maintenance.
• Risk: Player reviews consistently praise aesthetics and soundtrack over mechanics, indicating the game may be more 'cozy' experience than engaging gameplay loop, limiting long-tail engagement.

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