Refunct

Dominique Grieshofer · 2015 · $2.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 04:31 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $277 to $416 per month
• Opportunity: $554 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 1.0M
• 96% positive across 17472 reviews · 21.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 6.0 years
• Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 3 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.7 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A minimalist first-person platformer where jumping restores color to a monochrome world, built around speedrunning and integration with Archipelago randomizer communities.

Refunct occupies a durable niche: it has maintained a solid four-figure monthly residual with near-universal player approval and a tight, devoted community centered on speedrunning and randomizer play. The game's age (2015) and developer silence (71+ months) might suggest dormancy, yet its lifetime performance remains strong and its design, short, replayable, mechanically sound, sustains organic discovery and word-of-mouth. For a publisher or platform curator, this is a quiet earner suitable for catalog expansion or streaming/content promotion; for a studio revival team, the Archipelago integration and leaderboard infrastructure suggest low-lift community engagement hooks. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: First-person platformer niche is narrow and trend-dependent; Archipelago randomizer appeal is specialized and may not generalize to casual audiences.
• Risk: Developer has been silent for 71+ months with no discount activity in the last 12 months; unclear if IP holder remains actively engaged or if rights maintenance is at risk long-term.

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