Insect Swarm

Parallel Portal · 2024 · $6.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 19:46 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $795 to $1.2k per month
• Opportunity: $1.6k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 99.6k
• 84% positive across 2688 reviews · 19.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.1 years
• 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

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-23; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Insect Swarm is a 2024 action game where players command swarms of insects in fast-paced tactical combat.

Insect Swarm shows solid unit economics with $946/mo residual revenue and 84% positive sentiment across 2,641 reviews, but has stalled momentum post-launch: no developer communication in 23 months, minimal concurrent players (6 now, 14 peak in 30d), and a neglect score of 1.65. The opportunity lies in hands-off publishing oversight or IP licensing to a studio willing to invest in post-launch content; acquisition alone carries high abandonment risk given the developer's silence. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Developer Parallel Portal has been inactive for 23 months; no posts, no updates, no apparent roadmap communication despite active residual revenue.
• Risk: Player base has collapsed from peak; 6 concurrent players suggests the game has no sustainable multiplayer or engagement loop to hold an audience.
• Risk: Early reviews show extreme variance (3h 'boring' vs 9h 'easy 100%'), indicating either rough pacing or unclear value proposition that may have driven churn.

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