The Sexy Brutale

Cavalier Game Studios · 2017 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.2k to $1.8k per month
• Opportunity: $3.1k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 158.3k
• 92%% positive across 4155 reviews · 13.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 4.6 years
• Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 9.0 years ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 12 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A 2017 first-person puzzle-adventure built on a time-loop mechanic set in a carnivalesque mansion where players must deduce and prevent staff-orchestrated murders.

The Sexy Brutale has generated $680k lifetime on 158k units with a 92% positive rating and consistent monthly revenue of $1.5k/mo despite zero developer communication in 4.5 years. The game's elegant core loop, distinctive art direction, and narrative craft suggest strong word-of-mouth staying power, making it a candidate for quiet IP acquisition or publishing-led discoverability push. Risk: Cavalier Game Studios is inactive; rights transfer and IP clarity must precede any deal. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Developer studio status is inactive; IP ownership and publishing rights transfer will require legal clarity before acquisition can proceed.
• Risk: Puzzle-adventure genre has high saturation; growth ceiling may be lower than lifetime revenue suggests without franchise expansion or cross-media play.
• Risk: Game is 108 months old on proprietary engine; modernization or port costs to emerging platforms (Switch, VR) could exceed residual upside if not planned carefully.

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