HIVESWAP: ACT 1

What Pumpkin Games, Inc. · 2017 · $7.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-24 10:55 UTC, 11 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $238 to $356 per month
Opportunity: $386 per month at x1.30 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 171.0k
92% positive across 4053 reviews · 6.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 0 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-10; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

HIVESWAP: ACT 1 is a point-and-click adventure spin-off from the webcomic Homestuck, released in 2017 by What Pumpkin Games.

This title sits in a peculiar sweet spot: a Homestuck fan project with strong positive sentiment (92% approval) and modest but stable residual revenue (mid-300s/mo) that has seen zero discounting and zero developer communication in nearly 7 years. The IP ownership structure and 6+ year content drought make outright acquisition unlikely, but a publishing or licensing play to fund Act 2 and 3 could unlock a small but genuinely engaged fanbase still hoping for continuation. Most realistic play: publishing.

Risk: Game is built on Homestuck IP; What Pumpkin (the webcomic's steward) owns both developer and publisher, but securing rights to fund or revive future acts requires clarity on internal stakeholder alignment and current IP governance.
Risk: Player reports cutscenes failing to load after 9 years suggest engine or platform compatibility drift; technical debt remediation would precede any revival effort.
Risk: Fanbase is small and dormant: only 5 concurrent players now and zero Steam engagement (no reviews posted in 6 months, no developer posts in 83 months); revival depends on external marketing to rekindle interest.

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