Ten Tek Desire
Inspite · 2026 · $4.99 · Indie · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-09-21 16:30 UTC, 14 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $753 to $1.1k per month
- Opportunity: $1.8k per month at x1.90 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 1.8k
- 79% positive across 47 reviews · 22.5 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- No developer announcement on record, ever
- Studio active elsewhere (7 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 4 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-24; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
Ten Tek Desire is a recently released indie title with minimalist gameplay and a 10-minute median session length.
This title is a cautionary case rather than an opportunity. Despite 82% positive review aggregate, player retention is near zero (0 current players, 50% still-playing rate from a 4-person sample), and the negative reviews cite critical stability issues: settings crashes, audio persistence bugs, and broken movement mechanics. The game has earned $2,623 lifetime against a $4.99 price tag (1,568 units, ~2.5 months old) and currently generates $943/mo residual, but no discount has been run and no developer communication has occurred in the tracked window. Fix-then-relaunch or quiet delisting are the realistic paths. Most realistic play: watch.
- Risk: Settings persistence and audio system bugs are blocking play sessions; crashes on configuration change suggest unresolved engine or save-state defects.
- Risk: Zero current players and sub-10-minute median playtime indicate the core loop does not sustain engagement even among early adopters.
- Risk: Developer has posted no updates since launch (2.5 months ago) and runs no promotions, signaling either post-launch abandonment or resource constraint.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.