The Palace on the Hill

Niku Games · 2024 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-24 01:58 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: $279 to $419 per month
• Opportunity: $471 per month at x1.35 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 4.3k
• 96% positive across 112 reviews · 2.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 14 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-18; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2024 indie adventure with farming, painting, and community management mechanics set in a rural Indian village.

The Palace on the Hill shows strong early retention (95% positive, 4.95 median hours) with a devoted but tiny install base and zero promotional activity in its first seven months. The game sits at solid single-digit monthly residuals with modest lifetime net, making it a soft acquisition target for a publisher seeking a high-quality catalog filler or a developer looking to expand a promising prototype. The cultural specificity and tight localization gaps suggest untapped regional potential, especially in South Asian markets where player enthusiasm is evident but reach is minimal. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Current player count near dormancy (1 concurrent, 3 peak in last 30d) limits data on long-term retention and virality beyond initial release window.
• Risk: Developer is a one-title studio with no community posts in 13+ months, raising questions about capacity to support live updates or respond to player feedback.
• Risk: Build is 7+ months old with no discount history; unclear whether technical debt or content stagnation explains the quiet revenue tail.

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