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GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES

SNK CORPORATION · 2016 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 09:54 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $151 to $226 per month
  • Opportunity: $301 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 60.4k
  • 95% positive across 1060 reviews · 3.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 6.8 years
  • Studio active elsewhere (18 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.9 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-21; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES is a 2D fighting game from SNK's acclaimed Fatal Fury franchise, originally released in 2016 on Steam.

This is a franchise anchor with exceptional player sentiment (96.7% recent positive) and solid recurring revenue that operates in a uniquely durable market segment. The game has accumulated meaningful lifetime value despite minimal marketing spend and zero discounting in the past 12 months, suggesting strong organic attachment to the IP. For a publisher or platform owner, GAROU represents a quietly profitable catalog title whose community actively petitions for content and support, making it a candidate for modest revival investment or licensing partnership rather than abandonment. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Active player base is very small (single digits currently), though median session duration and replay metrics suggest core audience loyalty rather than casual churn.
  • Risk: Developer has not posted updates in over 80 months; any revival would require external development capacity or publisher-led support.
  • Risk: No workshop support, no trading cards, and localization gap of 26% (particularly acute in Brazilian Portuguese) may limit growth without investment.

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