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Gourdlets

AuntyGames · 2024 · $4.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 10:10 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: $466 to $699 per month
  • Opportunity: $787 per month at x1.35 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 78.3k
  • 92% positive across 2206 reviews · 16.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 14 months
  • Studio quiet across its whole catalog
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-07; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A cozy isometric town-builder where players decorate islands and homes for adorable gourd creatures, with minimal active gameplay loop.

Gourdlets holds solid residual traction (mid-four-figure monthly) with exceptionally strong sentiment (92% positive) and an engaged core audience, but its narrow design, decoration-only, no progression systems, creates a retention cliff. The game is not abandoned; it is dormant by design or circumstance. For a revival-focused publisher, this represents a low-risk IP with proven cute-game appeal and a clear feature roadmap already articulated by the community. For a casual-game catalog buyer, it is a stable if modest earner, unlikely to spike but unlikely to crater. Most realistic play: revival.

  • Risk: Cozy-game genre is crowded and sentiment-sensitive; any update misstep risks review bombing from players expecting specific feature classes (minigames, creature interactions, progression).
  • Risk: Developer (AuntyGames) shows fading studio status and zero public posts in 13 months; continuity and maintenance risk if acquisition does not include retained talent or codified design vision.
  • Risk: Decoration-only loop has hard ceiling on engagement; player median playtime of 3.7 hours suggests most extract value quickly; durability depends entirely on content velocity post-acquisition.

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