911 Operator
Jutsu Games · 2017 · $14.99 · Casual · deal grade C
Measured on 2026-10-02 00:24 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: $1.6k to $2.4k per month
- Opportunity: $2.0k per month at x1.00 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 793.0k
- 88% positive across 19855 reviews · 24.3 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 discounted 0 months ago, 12 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 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 real-time emergency dispatch management sim where you coordinate police, fire, and ambulance responses to calls across your own city.
911 Operator sits in a quiet but stable niche: the live figures show solid mid-range monthly residuals with an 88% positive rating and a mid-sized owner base that still logs casual playtime. The educational angle and strong voice acting have built modest word-of-mouth loyalty, but the game has seen minimal developer communication and no major content updates in years. For a small publisher or a studio looking for a catalog title with proven engagement mechanics and low churn risk, this is a lean acquisition play; for a revival partner, the opportunity lies in modest feature additions and regional cosmetics that leverage the city-building mechanic without heavy engineering lift. Most realistic play: acquisition.
- Risk: Very narrow genre appeal; players either embrace the dispatch micromanagement loop or bounce within hours.
- Risk: 2017 codebase with low ongoing dev posts suggests minimal active maintenance; porting or major refactors may be costly.
- Risk: Some early career missions touch real-world trauma (suicide, bombing); reputational or regulatory risk if marketed to younger audiences or in sensitive regions.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.