Heroes Wanted

Gameplete · 2024 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 14:07 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: $441 to $662 per month
• Opportunity: $882 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 21.3k
• 82% positive across 565 reviews · 3.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.2 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 3 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-06; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Heroes Wanted is a deck-building roguelike with elemental strategy and poker mechanics, developed by Gameplete in 2024.

This title occupies a solid niche in the deck-builder roguelike space with healthy player sentiment (82% positive, 87% recent) and modest but consistent residual revenue. The developer appears to have gone quiet post-launch, creating an opening for a publisher or experienced studio to revive it through balance patches, QoL improvements, and targeted marketing. The game's core loop resonates strongest at steep discounts (reviewers explicitly note the $1-5 price band); repositioning at that anchor or bundling into a collection could unlock its commercial ceiling without requiring major rebuilds. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Narrow price elasticity and reviewer consensus that $20 MSRP is a hard sell; revenue depends entirely on discount-driven acquisition.
• Risk: Developer studio showing fade signals (25 months since last public post, single title on record); long-term maintenance and content support unclear.
• Risk: Limited run variety and balance issues noted by engaged players; high replayability claims conflict with endgame retention complaints.

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