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Oh Deer

Cozy Cabin Studios · 2024 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 04:13 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: $886 to $1.3k per month
  • Opportunity: $2.1k per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 85.1k
  • 85% positive across 2594 reviews · 15.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 2.2 years
  • Studio quiet across its whole catalog
  • Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
  • Last discounted 2 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Oh Deer is a cozy action game from a solo studio that launched in 2024 and has since gone quiet.

Oh Deer shows a solid engagement ratio (85% positive, median 1.5h session length) and low-five-figure lifetime net revenue, but the studio has posted no updates in 25 months and current monthly residuals sit in the low four-figures. The matchmaking problem cited in reviews suggests core gameplay friction rather than content gaps. For a revival candidate, this is a small-scale indie with manageable IP risk, but revival would require either community reactivation or a price/positioning reset to clear the perceived value-mismatch complaint. Watch carefully if studio sentiment improves; otherwise, acquisition makes sense only as a backlist fill for a larger publisher. Most realistic play: watch.

  • Risk: Matchmaking is the stated blocker; with only 4 concurrent players, queue times make solo-queue play unviable without friend groups.
  • Risk: Player feedback explicitly calls the $9.99 price point too high relative to perceived content depth, creating perception-to-value friction.
  • Risk: Studio has been inactive for 25+ months with no developer communication, suggesting resource constraints or project dormancy.

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