Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

Steel Wool Studios · 2023 · $39.99 · Indie · deal grade A

Measured on 2026-09-23 11:46 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: $7.5k to $11.2k per month
Opportunity: $12.6k per month at x1.35 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 204.0k
95% positive across 5396 reviews · 37.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 22 months
Studio active elsewhere (5 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Last discounted 0 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.9 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 is a VR and flat-screen horror-minigame collection from Steel Wool Studios, released in 2023.

Help Wanted 2 maintains solid residual revenue with a 95% positive rating and strong lifetime performance, but the community consensus is that it trades horror intensity for breadth of content compared to its predecessor. The title's quiet post-launch activity and modest current player base suggest it has reached steady-state monetization; it is most relevant as a catalog acquisition for a publisher seeking reliable FNAF IP touchpoints in VR distribution, not as a turnaround candidate. Most realistic play: acquisition.

Risk: Scott Cawthon (via ScottGames publisher entity) retains core FNAF IP; any long-term strategic play requires rights negotiation or publishing agreement renewal.
Risk: VR-first design limits addressable market and may create platform fragmentation challenges if flat-screen adoption (evidenced by player request) becomes the growth driver.
Risk: Community sentiment suggests successor fatigue; players frame Help Wanted 2 as 'not as good as' the first, capping organic word-of-mouth uplift.

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