Blackguards

Daedalic Entertainment · 2014 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 12:31 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: $428 to $641 per month
• Opportunity: $855 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 225.0k
• 62% positive across 3920 reviews · 10.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 12.3 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-26; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2014 tactical turn-based RPG from Daedalic Entertainment set in a dark-fantasy prison-break narrative.

Blackguards occupies a quiet niche in the tactical RPG catalog with modest but persistent residual revenue and a stable core audience that remains engaged despite sparse developer contact. The title is unlikely to justify acquisition in isolation, but could interest a publisher seeking a backlist turn-based title with existing Steam presence, established DLC infrastructure, and potential for a lightweight community refresh or bundling into a Daedalic retrospective collection. The high elasticity and recent promotional activity suggest price-point sensitivity remains viable. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: No developer posts in 146 months and only 11 discount campaigns in 12 months signals minimal active maintenance; engine modernization or OS compatibility drift could emerge as a barrier.
• Risk: Combat feedback from players explicitly cites slow pacing and poor hit-chance perception relative to genre peers like X-Com, limiting appeal to growth-oriented revivals.
• Risk: Extremely sparse current population (13 players now, 26 peak in last 30 days) and only 50% still-playing rate suggests the title has shed most casual traffic.

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