SchoolBoy Runaway

Linked Squad · 2024 · $1.99 · Indie · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 07:57 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.2k to $1.8k per month
• Opportunity: $2.8k per month at x1.85 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 150.0k
• 91% positive across 3930 reviews · 105.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 19 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• No Steam discount in 1.2 years (deepest tracked: -30%)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

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

A 2024 indie stealth-puzzle game where players escape their strict parents' house after getting a failing grade, balancing resource collection against three-strike detection limits.

SchoolBoy Runaway has strong unit economics: $1.99M lifetime net revenue on 116k units sold, 90.8% positive sentiment, and sustained $1.5k/mo residual income with zero promotional spend in 12 months. The game occupies a niche sweet spot, high replayability (6h median, 75% still playing), YouTube-driven discovery, and relatable dark-humor premise, yet remains quiet on the catalog radar, likely due to lack of visibility beyond organic viral moments. For a publisher or live-service studio, the dormant community and one-year update silence present an obvious opening: structured content drops (new house layouts, parent dialogue, endings) could reignite momentum with minimal dev lift. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Current player count (31 concurrent, 70 peak 30d) and zero discount activity in 12 months suggests the title has saturated its organic audience and lacks discoverability pressure, making expansion campaigns speculative.
• Risk: Review data flags recurring spawn/gate bugs and item-finding glitches; community sentiment on polish is mixed despite 90.8% positive score, indicating technical debt that must be cleared before revival investment.
• Risk: Developer silent for 18 months (last post) and studio posts zero content annually; acquisition or publishing deal assumes willingness to re-engage or transfer IP rights, which is unconfirmed.

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