Move or Die

Xelu · 2016 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.7k to $2.5k per month
• Opportunity: $4.0k per month at x1.90 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 1.1M
• 89%% positive across 23308 reviews · 26.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.4 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last build shipped 25 months ago
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.2 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Move or Die is a chaotic local multiplayer party game where players must keep moving or instantly die, released in 2016 by Xelu and Those Awesome Guys.

Move or Die has generated $3.45M lifetime on 1.07M units with a solid 89% positive rating, yet now earns only $2.1k/mo with minimal developer activity (no posts in 29 months). The game's core appeal remains intact: accessible couch co-op chaos with high replay value. This is a candidate for publishing revival or IP licensing to a studio with live-service ambition, though technical debt and a dormant code base present real friction. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Reports of performance crashes and frame-rate drops; 29 months without developer engagement suggests codebase may need modernization for current platform requirements.
• Risk: Game is local-only with no online play; online integration would require substantial development and could fragment the existing audience.
• Risk: Party game category is crowded; current $2.1k/mo revenue signals market saturation or player migration to newer titles with online features.

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