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Haunted Room : 205

Gameloop · 2025 · $5.99 · Indie · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-04 09:57 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $331 to $497 per month
  • Opportunity: $621 per month at x1.50 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 15.8k
  • 95% positive across 432 reviews · 8.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer active, last post 0 months ago
  • Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-19; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Haunted Room: 205 is a short-form indie horror game built around apartment exploration and jump scares, completable in roughly 90 minutes.

This title sits in an interesting pocket: strong review sentiment (94.8% positive), a decent lifetime footprint, and ongoing modest monthly residuals suggest a micro-title with genuine appeal to horror-curious players. The core tension, minimal active player base but sustained small-scale revenue and robust sentiment, hints at a game that may be undervalued by metrics-driven acquirers. Best suited for a publisher seeking to bulk catalog-revenue or a studio exploring how short-form horror IPs perform on emerging platforms (VR, mobile). Weak developer activity (no posts in ~13 months) is a yellow flag on ongoing support. Most realistic play: watch.

  • Risk: Zero active players and minimal recent player activity (peak 30d: 6 players) suggest the title has exhausted its launch momentum and may face seasonal decay without active marketing.
  • Risk: Developer communication dormant for over a year; no clarity on whether support, patches, or content updates are planned.
  • Risk: Median playtime of ~1.5 hours and no DLC or workshop features leave limited room for monetization expansion or player retention leverage.

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