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Space Pirates And Zombies 2

MinMax Games Ltd. · 2017 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 02:39 UTC, 10 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $331 to $497 per month
  • Opportunity: $662 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 150.0k
  • 79% positive across 2840 reviews · 3.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.6 years
  • Studio active elsewhere (5 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 1 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Space Pirates and Zombies 2 is a 2017 roguelike action-strategy hybrid from MinMax Games combining ship customization, procedural combat, and persistent crew management.

SPAZ2 sits in a quietly profitable niche: a mid-sized owner base generates solid residual revenue with minimal ongoing support cost. The community expresses genuine affection for the franchise and clear appetite for a sequel, but the developer has been inactive for three-and-a-half years. For a publisher with appetite for cult-audience maintenance or a studio seeking an IP franchise with proven fan loyalty and mechanical depth, this represents a low-risk catalog acquisition with modest revival upside. Most realistic play: acquisition.

  • Risk: Current monthly active player count is very small (single digits), indicating the game relies almost entirely on periodic discount promotions and review-driven discovery rather than community engagement.
  • Risk: Seven-year-old codebase with no developer updates in 42+ months; modernization costs for engine, backend, or platform integration unknown without code review.
  • Risk: Franchise sentiment is positive but sequel expectations are explicit in player feedback; acquisition without credible path to SPAZ3 may disappoint the installed base.

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