Draugen

Red Thread Games · 2019 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 13:28 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $375 to $562 per month
Opportunity: $632 per month at x1.35 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 74.6k
74% positive across 2139 reviews · 4.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 20 months
Studio quiet across its whole catalog
Last discounted 3 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.9 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-24; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2019 first-person narrative adventure set in a remote Norwegian fjord, built around environmental storytelling and character dialogue.

Draugen generates $796/mo in residual revenue with a 73.96% positive rating and demonstrates durable indie appeal: 28.6% of players still active despite minimal recent dev engagement. The title's 4.6-hour median playtime and $320.5k lifetime net puts it in the long-tail sweet spot for catalog acquisition. However, studio inactivity (18 months since last post) and a divisive sidekick character that splits the fanbase suggest the primary opportunity is licensing or dormant-IP watch rather than active revival. Most realistic play: watch.

Risk: Studio status coded 'fading' with zero developer posts in 18 months and negligible current player base (0–4 peak/30d), limiting prospect of patches, content or live engagement.
Risk: Sidekick character Lissie polarizes the audience sharply; negative reviews cite her as 'intolerable' and 'game-ruiningly irritating,' a design tension that cannot be addressed without re-recording dialogue.
Risk: No workshop, trading cards, or post-launch DLC adoption; engine/toolchain modernization risk if revival involves porting or technical overhaul.

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