Hurtworld
Bankroll Studios · 2019 · $24.99 · Action · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-05 16:29 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $656 to $984 per month
- Opportunity: $1.3k per month at x1.60 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 945.0k
- 76% positive across 30947 reviews · 6.1 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 3.6 years
- Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
- Last discounted 3 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
Hurtworld is a hardcore survival-crafting game that competes in the Rust-adjacent open-world PvP space, built by Bankroll Studios and released in 2019.
The title generated roughly 945k lifetime units and sits at a solid four-figure monthly residual, despite minimal developer engagement for the past 3.5 years. Current community pulse is mixed: the game holds a 76% positive rating and recent sentiment has ticked upward, yet the active playerbase is extremely small and the franchise feels dormant. This makes Hurtworld a thinly-staffed IP with modest but stable cash generation, suitable for an operator seeking a low-maintenance survival title or a revival campaign willing to invest in content and community re-engagement. Most realistic play: revival.
- Risk: The survival-crafting segment is crowded and dominated by established franchises; players already invested in Rust, DayZ or Valheim are unlikely to migrate absent dramatic new content.
- Risk: Developer has posted no public updates in 41+ months; no clear IP stewardship signal or roadmap exists, raising questions about future direction and player trust.
- Risk: No achievements, cards, cloud save or workshop support suggests an older or simplified tech stack that may deter modern players expecting baseline feature parity.
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