Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge

Humble Reeds · 2024 · $19.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 19:53 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: $239 to $359 per month
• Opportunity: $404 per month at x1.35 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 9.2k
• 85% positive across 337 reviews · 2.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 16 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-17; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge is a casual creature-collection and habitat sim where players tend frogs, breed them, and gradually unlock a living pond.

A modest but profitable indie title with solid user sentiment (85% positive) and steady low-four-figure monthly residuals despite zero promotional activity in 12 months. The developer appears dormant (15+ months without communication), suggesting the IP and catalog could be acquired cheaply. Best case: a small publisher picks this up for steady catalog revenue and experiments with light revival (content drop, community outreach); worst case, it remains a quiet earner requiring zero support. Suitable for portfolio acquisitions targeting niche-sim collectors. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Genre is heavily saturated by free-to-play creature collectors and mobile ports; premium positioning may limit growth upside.
• Risk: Solo developer (Humble Reeds) with one title suggests limited ability to support updates or handle platform changes; codebase quality unknown.
• Risk: Breeding mechanic appears underdelivered (player complaint: no offspring from breeding despite expectation), hinting at incomplete core loop.

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