The Bible
Bible Games · 2022 · $4.99 · Indie · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-09-23 16:25 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: $204 to $307 per month
- Opportunity: $485 per month at x1.90 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 38.6k
- 87% positive across 1176 reviews · 8.2 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 2.3 years
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-09-12; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A digital Bible reader packaged as a Steam game, offering Protestant and Catholic versions with study tools, annotations, and optional audio.
This title occupies a niche but durable position: it has generated solid lifetime revenue on a $4.99 price point with minimal marketing spend, maintains a healthy positive sentiment (87%), and shows sticky engagement (50% of reviewers still active). The core opportunity is not growth but stewardship: the developer is fading, there are no discounts on record, and player requests point to straightforward expansion (additional translations, audio DLC). For a faith-focused publisher, a small platform or utility company, or a legacy-title aggregator, this represents low-risk catalog stabilization with modest upside from localization and completeness. Most realistic play: publishing.
- Risk: Bible text ownership varies by translation; Protestant and Catholic versions carry different copyright holders and translation licensing terms that any acquirer must clarify before resale or modification.
- Risk: Audience is devotional and geographically narrow (English dominant, Russian second); expansion requires translation investment with uncertain ROI outside faith communities.
- Risk: Built on Ren'Py visual-novel engine; longevity depends on platform support and the developer's ability to maintain compatibility as Steam and OS versions evolve.
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