Rescue HQ - The Tycoon

stillalive studios · 2019 · $19.99 · Casual · deal grade D

Measured on 2026-09-23 17:18 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: $305 to $457 per month
Opportunity: $381 per month at x1.00 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 29.4k
79% positive across 932 reviews · 3.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 5 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (8 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-12; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A management sim where you build and operate a unified emergency-response headquarters juggling firefighters, police, and paramedics.

Rescue HQ holds a solid B-grade profile with durable 79% positive sentiment and respectable lifetime reach, but has drifted into quiet territory with minimal recent dev activity and no discount promotions in over a year. The concept is genuinely differentiated in the tycoon space, and the international review spread (German and Chinese bases alongside English) hints at untapped regional publishing potential. For a revival-minded publisher or a studio seeking a low-risk catalog addition with mod workshop infrastructure already live, this is worth auditing; for acquisition alone, the dormant state and modest residuals argue for wait-and-see. Most realistic play: watch.

Risk: Player reviews flag frequent crashes; 79 months post-launch with only 4 dev posts in the past year suggests bug backlog may be growing.
Risk: Tycoon genre is crowded; lack of recent promotional activity or content updates may reflect publisher deprioritization rather than health.
Risk: Current active player base is minimal (3 concurrent) despite solid sentiment, indicating engagement cliff rather than organic decline.

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