The Silent Age
House On Fire · 2015 · $9.99 · Adventure · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-09-25 23:59 UTC, 10 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $249 to $374 per month
- Opportunity: $577 per month at x1.85 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 388.0k
- 93% positive across 7196 reviews · 5.8 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 2.2 years
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Last discounted 9 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-09-14; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
The Silent Age is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure about time travel and environmental mystery, built around elegant puzzle design and retro pixel art.
This 2015 indie puzzle-adventure sits in a quiet but stable revenue position, earning solid mid-three-figure monthly residuals on near-universal player sentiment. It is not a blockbuster revival candidate, but represents exactly the kind of catalog depth that publishers seek for bundles, subscription platforms, or regional re-release campaigns. The core audience has fully digested the experience; the opportunity lies in finding fresh distribution channels rather than substantial content expansion. Most realistic play: publishing.
- Risk: Median playtime under 3.5 hours and 93-month-old code mean this is a completed experience with limited upside for live service or sequels.
- Risk: Developer studio status is listed as fading and has not posted updates in 26 months, raising questions about long-term maintenance or console port feasibility.
- Risk: Localization gap in Simplified Chinese (18% untranslated) represents a missed revenue vector in a major market.
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