911 Operator

Jutsu Games · 2017 · $14.99 · Casual · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $2.4k to $3.5k per month
• Opportunity: $4.4k per month at x1.50 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 792.1k
• 89%% positive across 19759 reviews · 36.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 1 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 4.9 years ago
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 12 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.4 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A real-time emergency dispatch management simulator where you handle police, fire, and ambulance calls across real-world city maps.

911 Operator has generated $2.55M lifetime revenue from 792K units, maintains 88.5% positive sentiment, and still earns $2.94K/mo despite zero marketing and sporadic updates (last dev post ~8 days ago). The game's core appeal, high-pressure resource triage in authentic urban geography, remains largely unique in the casual management space. Main opportunity is publishing or acquisition for regional adaptation and live-ops revival; the modest residual ($2.3K–$3.5K/mo) rewards continued presence but doesn't justify major feature investment without geographic or thematic expansion. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Reviews confirm rapid content ceiling: players exhaust core loop within 30 minutes and hit a plateau despite 12–53 hour play sessions, limiting retention and organic word-of-mouth.
• Risk: UI friction cited in negative reviews; no evidence of recent UX refresh or engine modernization over 59 months since launch.
• Risk: Very low velocity (12 units/12mo) and last deep sale 0.14 months ago suggest pricing may be misaligned or discovery channel exhausted; elasticity of 1.41 indicates promotional sensitivity but limited conversion at full price.

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