Beholder 2

Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games) · 2018 · $17.99 · Adventure · deal grade C

Measured on 2026-10-02 06:52 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $3.5k to $5.2k per month
Opportunity: $4.3k per month at x1.00 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 344.0k
87% positive across 8185 reviews · 44.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 4 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.6 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-13; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Beholder 2 is a satirical adventure game set in a dystopian government ministry where you navigate bureaucratic intrigue and moral choices.

Beholder 2 maintains solid residual revenue on a mid-sized owner base despite minimal active engagement. The franchise carries strong community affection (87% positive), but this sequel underperformed the original due to setting and design friction that players consistently cite. For a publisher holding the Beholder IP or a studio exploring catalog revival, the game represents a stable earner with clear, achievable improvements: bug fixes, balance tuning on progression systems, and potential localization work to unlock Eastern European and Asian markets already showing disproportionate interest. Most realistic play: revival.

Risk: Multiple reviews cite save-corruption and crash-on-launch bugs that persist despite developer activity; these can tank retention and refund rates.
Risk: Comparison-driven reviews show franchise fatigue and explicit disappointment that this entry moved away from the residential-building setting that defined the first game.
Risk: Current player concurrency is minimal; revival would require marketing lift and review refresh to break through the narrative that this is the weaker sequel.

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