The Assistant Season 1

Backhole · 2023 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade C

Measured on 2026-09-26 18:55 UTC, 9 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $146 to $219 per month
Opportunity: $237 per month at x1.30 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 14.1k
89% positive across 360 reviews · 2.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 0 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
Last discounted 1 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-19; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

The Assistant Season 1 is a single-player action game released in 2023 by Backhole, priced at $9.99 with no active development or discount activity.

This title sits in a quiet zone: solid positive reception (88.6% favorable), modest lifetime earnings, and a small but stable monthly residual stream. However, the developer has gone radio silent for two years, the studio is fading, and there are zero promotions in 12 months, suggesting neither investment in marketing nor confidence in sequels. The game is not licensed IP, making acquisition of the catalog straightforward, but the opportunity here is purely financial and niche: a buy-and-hold play for small-scale back-catalog investors, not a revival candidate. Most realistic play: watch.

Risk: No cloud save, workshop, achievements or trading cards; minimal platform integration may limit appeal to new players and hurt long-tail retention.
Risk: Extremely low concurrent players (3 current, 19 peak in last 30 days) and no review velocity suggests the game has saturated its niche audience.
Risk: Developer has not posted in 26 months; studio status is listed as fading, raising questions about ongoing support, bug fixes, or IP management capability.

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