Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

The Bearded Ladies · 2018 · $34.99 · RPG · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $4.8k to $7.2k per month
• Opportunity: $9.0k per month at x1.50 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 664.5k
• 90%% positive across 20527 reviews · 32.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 2 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 5.7 years ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A 2018 stealth-tactics RPG by The Bearded Ladies set in a post-apocalyptic world, blending XCOM-style turn-based combat with real-time exploration and character-driven narrative.

Mutant Year Zero has proven durable across 68 months, generating $5M lifetime on 664k units and sustaining $6k/mo residual revenue with 90% positive reviews and no discount activity in past month. The community is vocal about sequel demand rather than critical of the base product, suggesting strong brand equity and character attachment. For a publisher or revival partner, the IP and franchise potential outweigh the modest monthly burn; a sequel, console port, or transmedia play could justify reactivation investment. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Tactical RPG genre remains crowded post-launch; sequel would compete directly with XCOM 2, Miasma Chronicles, and Baldur's Gate 3.
• Risk: 68-month-old codebase may require modernization for current engine standards and platform support (current console presence unclear from data).
• Risk: Developer The Bearded Ladies operates only 2 titles; bandwidth for post-launch support or sequel development is unknown.

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