Door Kickers: Action Squad

PixelShard · 2018 · $13.99 · Action · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.8k to $2.7k per month
• Opportunity: $4.7k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 438.4k
• 95%% positive across 10595 reviews · 29.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 4.9 years
• Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
• Last build shipped 4.7 years ago

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A fast-paced 2D tactical action game where players lead SWAT teams through procedural missions as one of six role-based operatives.

Door Kickers: Action Squad has generated $1.3M lifetime on modest volume (438k units) with a 94.7% positive rating and steady $2.2k/mo residual revenue despite zero discounting and no developer activity in 58+ months. The title's strong fundamentals, compact scope, and tactical-arcade hybrid appeal make it a solid acquisition candidate for publishers seeking profitable back-catalog IP or a platform for spin-off or licensing opportunities. Risk: PixelShard is dormant (studio_status: ghost) and the single-title studio means no ongoing support pipeline. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Developer PixelShard has been inactive for 58+ months; acquisition includes no active studio support, only code, assets and IP.
• Risk: Zero sales velocity over the past 12 months and no discount history suggest the title has reached a mature plateau; revival would require meaningful content or marketing investment.
• Risk: Built on engines/tooling from 2018; platform compatibility, server infrastructure (if any) and dependency on deprecated SDKs require audit before porting or revival.

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