Bum Simulator

Ragged Games · 2023 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $4.7k to $7.0k per month
• Opportunity: $12.3k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 144.9k
• 88%% positive across 4818 reviews · 47.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.4 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last build shipped 3.1 years ago

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A comedic open-world survival game where players roleplay as a homeless person, building bases and surviving on the streets across multiple locations.

Bum Simulator holds $722k lifetime net revenue on just 145k units sold, with an 88% positive rating and 47 monthly reviews still arriving 38 months post-launch. The game occupies a niche comedy/satire space with demonstrated long-tail appeal; at $5.9k/mo residual, it generates steady cash despite zero active sales velocity and developer radio silence for 29 months. This is a candidate for quiet acquisition by a publisher seeking low-risk catalog depth, or revival by a studio confident in niche IP cultivation and community re-engagement. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Niche premise limits mainstream appeal; audience skews toward comedy/absurdist players, not typical survival-game buyers.
• Risk: Developer Ragged Games shows only one title in portfolio and 29 months of silence, signaling possible resource constraints or team dissolution.
• Risk: Players report stutter after extended play sessions; inherited codebase may require optimization investment.

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