Little Misfortune

Killmonday Games AB · 2019 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $10.7k to $16.1k per month
• Opportunity: $20.1k per month at x1.50 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 468.4k
• 92%% positive across 14078 reviews · 124.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 1 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 7.0 years ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A 2019 point-and-click adventure with dark humor and emotional storytelling about a child navigating a surreal, troubling world, set in the Fran Bow universe.

Little Misfortune has generated $2M+ lifetime revenue on 468k units sold and maintains strong 92% positive sentiment, yet currently earns only $10.7k-$16k/mo in residual revenue. The title benefits from cult recognition (especially among Fran Bow players), sustained review activity (125 reviews/mo), and a narrative-driven experience that translates well to content platforms. For a publisher with anthology or horror-story IP portfolios, this quiet earner is a low-risk catalog acquisition that can be revived through console ports, localization expansion (currently 7 languages), or bundling with the Fran Bow franchise. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Heavy reliance on YouTube/TikTok discovery and word-of-mouth; player perception that choices are cosmetic may limit organic recommendation velocity.
• Risk: Indie authorship and niche dark tone make mass-market appeal unlikely; audience is concentrated in story-focused, horror-adjacent demographics.

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