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Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

Telltale · 2009 · $14.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 14:24 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $213 to $319 per month
  • Opportunity: $425 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 50.4k
  • 88% positive across 815 reviews · 3.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • No developer announcement on record, ever
  • Studio quiet across its whole catalog
  • Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.8 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-15; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2009 point-and-click adventure that continues the Monkey Island franchise with Telltale's signature dialogue-driven storytelling.

Tales of Monkey Island sits in an interesting pocket: it owns strong community sentiment (88% positive across 812 reviews) and still generates solid residual revenue despite zero promotions in the past year and a fading studio. The IP is LucasArts-owned, which complicates acquisition, but the title could be attractive to a publisher interested in quietly profitable adventure-game catalog pieces, or to someone exploring a Monkey Island franchise revival where this episode fills a gap. The 14-month content silence and zero active development suggest the game has settled into a sustainable, low-touch revenue state rather than a true opportunity. Most realistic play: watch.

  • Risk: LucasArts (now Lucasfilm Games) owns the Monkey Island IP; any acquisition or revival campaign requires rights clearance and likely revenue-share negotiation.
  • Risk: Built on legacy Telltale engine from 2009; compatibility with modern OS versions and new platform deployment carry technical risk.
  • Risk: Peak daily players maxed at 8 in the last 30 days, indicating a deeply dormant multiplayer-agnostic catalog title with minimal organic discovery.

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