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Apocalypse Party

Breaker Games · 2023 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 16:50 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: $427 to $640 per month
  • Opportunity: $987 per month at x1.85 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 187.0k
  • 74% positive across 5446 reviews · 8.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 17 months
  • Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

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

Apocalypse Party is a top-down action game that scales from solo to chaotic cooperative multiplayer mayhem.

Apocalypse Party has quietly accumulated $371k lifetime revenue on $9.99 pricing with 74% positive reviews and strong replay value (9.3 median hours), but sits dormant: zero promotions in 12 months, developer silent for 16 months, and only 20 concurrent players despite 148k lifetime units sold. The title shows genuine community appreciation for co-op depth and progressive difficulty, plus an untapped localization gap (Brazilian Portuguese at 2.3%), making it a candidate for light publishing intervention: regional marketing push, seasonal sale coordination, or acquisition by a co-op-focused publisher seeking catalog depth at low risk. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Developer inactive for 16 months; unclear if studio is still engaged or if title is in extended quiet phase rather than active maintenance.
  • Risk: Peak concurrent players (73 in last 30 days) suggest limited multiplayer network liquidity; co-op retention depends on friend groups rather than matchmaking.
  • Risk: Zero discount promotions in 12 months and no deep sale history (-1 max discount) may indicate pricing rigidity or lack of promotional strategy rather than pricing power.

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