Plane Mechanic Simulator

Cobble Games · 2024 · $11.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 14:24 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $195 to $292 per month
• Opportunity: $389 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 62.5k
• 56% positive across 1688 reviews · 2.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.5 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-17; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A plane maintenance simulator where players disassemble and repair aircraft, built by a small indie studio.

Plane Mechanic Simulator shows modest residual monthly performance with solid underlying engagement from its installed base, but the studio has gone quiet and sentiment has sharply declined. The game is not licensed IP, making it a clean acquisition target if repositioned as a dormant catalog title rather than a live-service revival. For a publisher with existing sim audiences or a studio seeking low-risk, low-maintenance backlog titles, the acquisition cost would be minimal against its steady drip of residuals, though meaningful growth would require post-acquisition content or marketing support. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Sentiment has deteriorated sharply in recent months; player-facing perception of the studio as inactive is already crystallizing in reviews.
• Risk: Developer studio status is marked fading with only one title in portfolio; no public comms in nearly 30 months suggests staffing or business challenges.
• Risk: No workshop, cloud save, cards, or achievements; limited localization (6% gap, Korean the largest miss) suggests technical scope was always narrow.

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