The spy who shot me™
Retro Army Limited · 2019 · $10.99 · Action · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-04 16:11 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $212 to $317 per month
- Opportunity: $503 per month at x1.90 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 13.4k
- 83% positive across 374 reviews · 4.5 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 3.8 years
- Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-09-17; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A retro-styled first-person shooter with spy-themed levels and humor, inspired by early 2000s action games.
The Spy Who Shot Me occupies a quiet but stable niche in the boomer-shooter revival space. With solid community sentiment (82% positive) and modest but consistent residuals, it represents an overlooked catalog asset for publishers seeking to bulk out action portfolios or license the IP for ancillary content. The core risk is the developer's apparent dormancy since 2019 and the game's zero promotional activity for the past year, suggesting limited upside without active stewardship. Most realistic play: acquisition.
- Risk: Title uses a trademarked phrase ('The spy who shot me™'); confirm ownership status and whether licensor rights (likely a James Bond-adjacent estate or rights holder) transfer or sunset with acquisition.
- Risk: No platform updates, workshop support, or developer communication in 45+ months; modernization effort would likely be required for console ports or newer engine targets.
- Risk: Boomer-shooter genre is crowded; this title's small concurrent player base (0 now, 2 peak in last 30d) suggests niche appeal with limited growth runway without active marketing or content refresh.
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