Sniper Elite 3
Rebellion · 2014 · $29.99 · Action · deal grade A
Measured on 2026-10-01 23:22 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $6.8k to $10.2k per month
- Opportunity: $11.5k per month at x1.35 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 1.6M
- 82% positive across 28500 reviews · 52.7 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 24 months
- Studio active elsewhere (20 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 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.
A 2014 tactical stealth-sniper action game set in North Africa during WWII, part of the Rebellion-owned Sniper Elite franchise.
Sniper Elite 3 generates solid mid-four-figure monthly residuals despite a decade-old codebase, a mid-sized owner base, and dormant developer engagement. The franchise remains commercially viable (recent entries 4 and 5 are thriving), but SE3's technical debt and stability issues limit its appeal to new players. This is most interesting as a technical refresh or delisting candidate rather than a growth engine; community sentiment is positive on gameplay but frustrated by port quality. Most realistic play: watch.
- Risk: Widespread player reports of crashes, memory leaks, and missing PC features (borderless windowed mode, refresh-rate options) that predate modern expectations and likely require non-trivial engineering to resolve.
- Risk: Positioned between successful newer entries (SE4, SE5) and the superior remaster of SE2, making it redundant in its own franchise's ecosystem.
- Risk: Developer last posted 22 months ago; the title has drifted into maintenance mode with only cosmetic DLC activity.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.