Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Stellar Jockeys · 2016 · $24.99 · Action · deal grade C
Measured on 2026-10-05 04:57 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $2.4k to $3.5k per month
- Opportunity: $3.0k per month at x1.00 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 298.0k
- 93% positive across 5855 reviews · 22.0 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.2 review velocity during past deep sales
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-22; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
Brigador is a top-down tactical vehicle combat game where players pilot customizable mechs, tanks, and hovercrafts through destructible environments in a dark sci-fi setting.
Brigador remains a quiet but genuinely beloved title with a 93% positive ratio and $2.6k/mo residual revenue despite near-zero marketing footprint since 2016. The game's mechanical depth, art direction, and moddable destruction appeal to a niche audience that actively evangelizes it; the core risk is that Stellar Jockeys (single-title studio, last dev post 1 month ago) has limited bandwidth to capitalize on revival momentum. For a medium-sized publisher or acquisition strategist, this is a low-risk catalog entry with proven staying power and latent upside if positioned toward vehicle-combat enthusiasts or revisited via influencer partnerships. Most realistic play: publishing.
- Risk: Niche genre (top-down tactical vehicle sim) has limited mainstream appeal; sustained growth requires targeted community engagement rather than broad marketing.
- Risk: Single-person or very small studio may face continuity risk if developer moves on or faces life changes; no succession plan evident.
- Risk: Player base is small (28 concurrent, 41 peak 30d) and geographically/culturally specific; expansion to new regions or platforms could be costly relative to upside.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.