BUTCHER

Phobia Game Studio · 2016 · $9.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 08:54 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $302 to $454 per month
• Opportunity: $510 per month at x1.35 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 68.4k
• 86% positive across 1419 reviews · 7.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 24 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 12 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-14; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

BUTCHER is a brutally difficult 2D action game built around pixel-perfect execution and high-skill combat loops.

This 2016 title maintains steady residual revenue of around $378/mo despite minimal marketing spend and no developer activity in nearly two years, suggesting a stable hardcore audience that tolerates dormancy. The 86% positive rating, strong workshop engagement (63 total submissions), and elastic pricing indicate potential for a modest revival campaign targeting speedrunners and skill-game enthusiasts, though the tiny active playerbase and fading studio status mean acquisition risk is low but upside is constrained. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Current live audience is minimal; any revival campaign must re-energize a lapsed community rather than grow into new markets.
• Risk: Seven-year-old engine and build; modernization or porting to new platforms would require investment.
• Risk: Developer studio is fading with no posts in 23 months, raising questions about support continuity post-acquisition.

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