Pine: A Story of Loss

Made Up Games · 2024 · $9.99 · Adventure · deal grade D

Measured on 2026-09-23 20:05 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: $268 to $401 per month
• Opportunity: $334 per month at x1.00 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 7.9k
• 78% positive across 258 reviews · 4.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 5 months ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-19; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A narrative-driven adventure about grief and routine, released in 2024 by Fellow Traveller.

Pine presents a quietly profitable title with solid residual revenue and genuine community appreciation for its emotional storytelling, but faces headwinds from minimal player retention and a narrow mainstream appeal. The game has paid for itself several times over on a modest budget, making it a candidate for a patient publisher seeking catalog depth rather than growth, or for revival through curated marketing to the indie-literary audience. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: Median play session of 1.7 hours suggests a niche audience with low replay value; zero concurrent players and near-zero retention indicate limited word-of-mouth momentum.
• Risk: No discount activity in the last 12 months and an elasticity of -1 signal either pricing discipline or audience saturation; opportunity for growth via discounting is uncertain.

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