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Tiny Tactics

Tiny Forge Gaming · 2022 · $9.99 · Indie · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 21:21 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: $241 to $361 per month
  • Opportunity: $572 per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 26.5k
  • 83% positive across 686 reviews · 4.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.7 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
  • Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
  • Last discounted 3 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x2.7 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A solo indie tower-defense game with light tactical depth and difficulty scaling, released in 2022 by a now-inactive studio.

Tiny Tactics sits in a quiet mid-tier position: it has moved solid lifetime volume, maintains an 82% positive ratio, and generates low three-figure monthly residuals with minimal marketing spend. The audience is small but stable (50% still-playing rate), and the game's B-grade profile and zero discounting in 12 months suggest pricing discipline. This is not a breakout hit, but it is a reliable, low-friction catalog asset for a publisher seeking to deepen a tower-defense or indie tactics portfolio without operational risk. Best suited for acquisition or quiet portfolio-building rather than aggressive revival. Most realistic play: acquisition.

  • Risk: Tower-defense is a crowded genre; Tiny Tactics has not grown beyond a mid-sized owner base in three years and shows no seasonal spikes or viral uptick potential.
  • Risk: Developer status is inactive (44 months since last post), creating uncertainty around maintenance burden, engine compatibility, or future platform deprecation.
  • Risk: Single-language localization (English only) limits addressable market despite multilingual review volume; loc_gap is 100%, indicating no translation investment.

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