Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

Superku · 2019 · $6.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 00:13 UTC, 10 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $678 to $1.0k per month
• Opportunity: $1.4k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 224.0k
• 83% positive across 6458 reviews · 22.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.6 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-03; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A brutally difficult pogo-stick platformer where skill is the only progression mechanic, designed around cooperative frustration.

Pogostuck occupies a narrow but durable niche in the rage-game market, sustaining solid four-figure monthly residuals on minimal post-launch support. The 83% positive sentiment and 85% still-playing ratio suggest genuine retention despite dormancy in developer communication. Acquisition as IP could unlock a dormant franchise with established community credibility, or serve as a publishing candidate if the rights holder seeks platform diversification or a live-service revival angle. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Rage-game enthusiasm is cyclical and trend-dependent; the genre's peak has cooled since 2019 launch, and no update in 30 months signals limited design appetite or commercial urgency.
• Risk: Single-developer studio with fading status; code maintenance, engine updates, and platform compliance risk are material if you inherit the codebase.
• Risk: Community is small but vocal and internally coherent; any revival attempt that dilutes the core difficulty or skill-gating philosophy will face swift resistance.

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