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Max Manos

Max Manos · 2025 · $5.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 22:08 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: $239 to $358 per month
  • Opportunity: $403 per month at x1.35 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 20.4k
  • 92% positive across 514 reviews · 5.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 19 months
  • Studio quiet across its whole catalog
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-17; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Max Manos is a casual incremental/clicker game centered on destroying shapes and collecting upgrades with high replayability through randomized ability unlocks.

This title sits in a quiet but profitable niche: a well-reviewed casual clicker with solid residual revenue and no discount history, suggesting organic, word-of-mouth traction among a small dedicated audience. The 92% positive sentiment and median 8-hour playtime signal strong engagement for the price point, though the current owner base is minimal and the developer has been inactive for 18 months. For a publisher seeking low-risk catalog additions or a studio looking to inherit a polished, genre-proven property with minimal support burden, this represents underexploited IP; for a mainstream revival play, the audience is too niche. Most realistic play: acquisition.

  • Risk: The clicker/incremental genre is crowded and typically winner-takes-all; reaching new players without paid marketing or featuring is difficult.
  • Risk: No developer activity in 18 months raises questions about engine maintenance, platform compliance, and ability to deploy patches or ports.
  • Risk: Current player count is effectively zero despite positive reviews, suggesting the game has no marketing footprint and relies entirely on organic discovery.

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