Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

City Interactive · 2013 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $2.7k to $4.1k per month
• Opportunity: $5.2k per month at x1.50 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 1.0M
• 76%% positive across 18744 reviews · 64.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 12 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 13.2 years ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.9 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is a 2013 stealth-shooter from CI Games set in jungle and mountain environments where players execute precision sniper missions with limited saves and permadeath consequences.

This title generates $3.4k/mo in residual revenue with a 75.8% positive rate despite serious technical debt (crashes, save bugs, scaling issues). The franchise remains dormant and the developer is small, making acquisition of the IP a viable play for a publisher seeking an established stealth-sandbox catalog entry. The core loop is sound but execution and stability are the barrier to revival; a technical port or remaster could unlock forgotten sales. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Recurring reports of crashes, freezes, audio loss, and broken autosave spanning 11+ years suggest deep engine or platform-layer issues; full QA and potential rebuild required.
• Risk: Only 8 sales in trailing 12 months and minimal developer activity (11.7 months since last post) indicate the title has reached terminal decay; revival would require marketing investment beyond acquisition cost.
• Risk: No manual save option frustrates players; loss of progress on mission failure is a design liability that modern players reject.

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