Obduction

Cyan, Inc. · 2016 · $29.99 · Adventure · deal grade D

Measured on 2026-10-02 23:32 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $685 to $1.0k per month
Opportunity: $857 per month at x1.00 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 197.0k
80% positive across 3997 reviews · 5.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 1 months ago
Last discounted 0 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-23; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Cyan's spiritual successor to Myst, a first-person puzzle-adventure across alien worlds with environmental storytelling and mechanical exploration.

Obduction holds 79.7% positive sentiment and has generated $1.27M lifetime net revenue from ~197k units since 2016, earning $795/mo residually with minimal marketing lift. The core audience remains engaged (42.8% still playing), but the title has gone quiet for 37 months without developer communication, creating an opportunity for a publisher partner to refresh discovery through modest discount cycles, platform features, or a community-facing post-mortem. Cyan Inc. appears dormant as a studio (no posts in 12 months; one title on record), making acquisition or publishing stewardship the realistic paths to unlock the IP's remaining potential. Most realistic play: publishing.

Risk: Game shipped in 2016 on aging engine; modern OS/GPU compatibility and performance optimization may require investment to sustain player retention.
Risk: Puzzle-adventure genre has contracted; competitor titles (Outer Wilds, The Witness, Portal successors) have reset player expectations for pacing and design clarity.
Risk: Cyan Inc. shows no recent activity (37 months since last dev communication); IP ownership clarity, source-code access, and update rights require immediate legal due diligence.

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