Nine Parchments

Frozenbyte · 2017 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 17:21 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $1.4k to $2.1k per month
Opportunity: $2.8k per month at x1.60 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 227.0k
77% positive across 4759 reviews · 16.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 7.1 years
Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.2 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A colorful top-down co-op action game by Frozenbyte where players cast spells and fight enemies across procedurally varied campaigns, designed primarily for local and online multiplayer.

Nine Parchments holds mid-tier residual revenue on a quiet player base, sustained by strong multiplayer word-of-mouth and family-friendly positioning. The title is realistically profitable only as a catalog asset feeding a publisher's backend; cold acquisition or meaningful revival would require either a live-service overhaul or IP integration, neither of which the community data supports. Relevant for publishers seeking low-maintenance recurring revenue, or for franchise owners (e.g., Tchia-style indie portfolios) seeking to expand a cozy multiplayer catalog. Most realistic play: watch.

Risk: Player concurrency under 50, and review sentiment skews toward social obligation rather than intrinsic draw; solo play is an afterthought.
Risk: Niche positioning (couch co-op, family-friendly, party-game difficulty) crowds out mainstream adoption; reviews praise it as 'underrated' precisely because discovery remains hard.
Risk: No developer posts in 84 months and silent workshop signal suggest minimal ongoing support; survival depends entirely on existing code stability.

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