A Story About My Uncle

Gone North Games · 2014 · $14.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.1k to $1.6k per month
• Opportunity: $2.8k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 912.8k
• 92%% positive across 29234 reviews · 16.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 9.4 years
• Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
• Last build shipped 9.4 years ago
• 58% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A contemplative 3D platformer about reconnecting with a lost uncle, built around a gravity-manipulation mechanic and emotional narrative.

A Story About My Uncle has quietly generated $2.9M lifetime revenue on modest volume, maintains a 91.5% positive rating, and still accrues $1.3K/mo in residual income nine years post-launch. The title is a dormant indie evergreen with strong word-of-mouth legs and no active developer support; it represents a low-risk catalog acquisition for publishers seeking profitable mid-list assets or a candidate for light revival (QoL patches, console ports, or bundling into narrative-adventure collections). Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Developer (Gone North Games) is inactive with no public updates in 112+ months; IP ownership chain and rights availability require legal due diligence.
• Risk: Platformer genre has matured significantly since 2014; title's niche appeal and difficulty curve may limit upside in revival scenarios.
• Risk: Nine-year-old codebase may require porting effort for console or next-gen platforms; no indication of active maintenance.

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