Agony UNRATED

Madmind Studio · 2018 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade D

Measured on 2026-10-04 20:54 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $684 to $1.0k per month
• Opportunity: $854 per month at x1.00 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 141.0k
• 56% positive across 3723 reviews · 10.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 10 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.7 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2018 first-person horror exploration game set in Hell, developed by Madmind Studio and published by Playway, featuring grotesque art direction and body-horror themes.

Agony UNRATED has generated $452K lifetime on modest 140K units, but current residual revenue of $853/mo suggests modest ongoing demand. The game remains technically troubled (performance, crashes, camera complaints) and sits at 56% positive sentiment, yet the artistic vision and vocal minority retention (50% still playing) indicate a niche audience. Realistic play is licensing the IP or acquiring for a console port/remaster with technical fixes, not PC revival; Playway owns publishing rights and likely controls go-forward options. Most realistic play: licensing.

• Risk: Multiple reviews cite PC performance failures (15 fps, instant crashes regardless of settings) that have persisted through 11 discount promotions in 12 months, suggesting either unsalvageable engine limits or publisher deprioritization of patches.
• Risk: Peak concurrent players 12-19 and 50% median playtime of under 10 hours indicate this is a 'try and abandon' title even among adopters; commercial floor may be lower than current $853/mo residual suggests.
• Risk: Playway S.A. (publisher) retains commercial control; Madmind Studio (developer, 6-title active indie shop) has not posted in 8 months, creating ambiguity over IP availability and willingness to collaborate on revival.

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