Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Choice of Games · 2024 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-09-23 23:31 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: $229 to $343 per month
- Opportunity: $472 per month at x1.65 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 9.4k
- 92% positive across 239 reviews · 2.0 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 18 months
- Studio active elsewhere (7 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 3 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-09-18; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A 1.6M-word choice-driven narrative adventure set in World of Darkness, where players navigate Garou society as a newly-awakened werewolf.
This title sits in a quiet sweet spot: a niche but intensely engaged audience (92% positive, median 37h playtime), zero discounting in 12 months, and modest but stable residuals. The World of Darkness license and Choice of Games' proven narrative engine suggest a catalog asset that rewards patient hands-off stewardship. Best suited for a publisher seeking low-maintenance evergreen revenue or a studio mining WoD IP for adjacent projects, rather than a revival play. Most realistic play: publishing.
- Risk: Game is based on Werewolf: The Apocalypse, a Renegade Game Studios property (formerly White Wolf/Paradox Interactive); any revival, expansion or sequel requires rights clearance.
- Risk: Niche audience with high friction for casual discovery; players report difficulty convincing non-fans; mainstream appeal is fundamentally capped by genre and setting density.
- Risk: Developer has not posted to community in 17.5 months; no discount strategy deployed despite zero launch momentum, suggesting either strategic patience or deprioritization.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.