Joe Danger
Hello Games · 2013 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-01 10:19 UTC, 5 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $191 to $286 per month
- Opportunity: $381 per month at x1.60 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 13.7k
- 80% positive across 246 reviews · 3.0 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- No developer announcement on record, ever
- Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-09-17; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
Joe Danger is a physics-based stunt-motorcycle action game from Hello Games where players execute increasingly absurd tricks across obstacle courses.
Joe Danger sits in a rare pocket: a 2013 indie with durable community affection (80% still-playing rate, 92% recent sentiment), quiet but consistent residuals of roughly $240/mo, and zero developer churn since inception. Hello Games' shift to No Man's Sky left this title dormant but not abandoned. For a publisher with light-touch catalog operations or a studio seeking a physics-puzzle foundation, the IP carries modest but reliable cash flow with minimal support overhead. The risk is microscopic player base and niche appeal; the opportunity is low-friction acquisition of an asset that sustains itself. Most realistic play: acquisition.
- Risk: Median session is 0.35 hours and current active players are near zero, signaling limited viral or engagement upside despite strong sentiment among the small who remain.
- Risk: Workshop integration suggests aging multiplayer or modding systems that may require modernization to unlock new cohorts.
- Risk: 25% localization gap (Russian notably absent from full support) limits addressable market, though the title still tracks on ITAD and runs 11 discount campaigns annually.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.