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Angel's Gear

Scumhead · 2023 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade C

Measured on 2026-09-27 00:08 UTC, 9 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $119 to $178 per month
  • Opportunity: $281 per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 10.2k
  • 72% positive across 268 reviews · 2.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.0 years
  • Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
  • Last discounted 3 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x4.0 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-21; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Angel's Gear is a single-player action game with a distinctive visual style, released in 2023 by Scumhead.

Angel's Gear has drawn steady interest from a small, engaged audience attracted to its art direction, but critical save-state and UI bugs have capped both retention and word-of-mouth. The game generates modest residual revenue and sits in a state where a focused technical pass could unlock meaningful upside without requiring a major content overhaul. This is a candidate for publishing partners interested in a lower-risk restoration play rather than a full acquisition. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Save/load system and controller remapping issues are breaking core functionality and forcing players to abandon runs mid-session.
  • Risk: Limited localization (Russian is the largest gap at 23%) and single-language build may constrain discoverability in non-English markets despite clear player interest there.
  • Risk: Developer has posted no updates in 35 months; studio status shows operating but engagement signal is effectively dormant.

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