Shawarma Legend
Eyad Alshafei · 2024 · $2.99 · Simulation · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-09-26 22:44 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: $1.5k to $2.2k per month
- Opportunity: $2.5k per month at x1.35 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 289.0k
- 92% positive across 7769 reviews · 83.7 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 24 months
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Last discounted 3 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A single-developer time-management sim where you build a shawarma restaurant empire from the ground up.
Shawarma Legend is a quiet performer with strong unit economics and exceptional community sentiment (92%+ positive) despite minimal marketing or post-launch support. The title generates solid four-figure monthly residuals from a modest but engaged player base, making it a low-risk catalog acquisition for publishers seeking high-margin indie backlist. The risk: the sole developer appears inactive, and the game carries no IP moat, so revival upside depends entirely on whether new content or platform expansion justify publisher investment. Most realistic play: acquisition.
- Risk: Developer studio status is fading with no public posts in 22 months; no clear ownership transfer mechanism or dev availability for post-acquisition support.
- Risk: Time-management / restaurant sim is a crowded mobile and web genre; Steam positioning is niche and unlikely to command premium pricing or attract casual audiences.
- Risk: Single-developer title with no disclosed engine, cloud, workshop or DLC infrastructure; porting or content scaling may require external dev hire.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.