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ATLAS

Grapeshot Games · 2018 · $29.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-24 10:30 UTC, 11 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $2.0k to $3.0k per month
  • Opportunity: $4.0k per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 1.9M
  • 47% positive across 42923 reviews · 15.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.3 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
  • Last discounted 3 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-14; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

ATLAS is a nautical-focused open-world survival MMO developed by the studio behind ARK, featuring ship combat, creature taming, and player-driven territory control across a persistent grid-based world.

ATLAS generates solid mid-range monthly residuals from a devoted but small core (under 200 concurrent players) despite zero developer support since early 2021. The game occupies a unique niche: competitive open-world survival with naval mechanics and a 121-hour median playtime for retained players. Acquisition makes sense only if a new steward can inject content and stabilize the live service; the IP sits entirely with Grapeshot Games (then-Wildcard subsidiary, now defunct as a studio), making revival contingent on securing publishing rights from the parent entity. Most realistic play: licensing.

  • Risk: Codebase and live infrastructure are 40+ months dormant; restarting servers, fixing backend exploits, and modernizing netcode carry high technical debt.
  • Risk: Player sentiment is split between nostalgia and frustration over abandonment; a revival campaign must acknowledge the gap credibly or risk the remaining community as detractors.
  • Risk: Studio-status is marked 'ghost' (Grapeshot Games ceased active operations); rights holder and IP custodian must be identified and contractually engaged before any work begins.

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