Pummel Party

Rebuilt Games · 2018 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $15.3k to $22.9k per month
• Opportunity: $25.8k per month at x1.35 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 2.3M
• 89%% positive across 57695 reviews · 237.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 23 months
• Last build shipped 11 months ago
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Local multiplayer party game in the style of Mario Party, supporting up to 8 players with dozens of mini-games and mod workshop integration.

Pummel Party has generated $7.4M lifetime revenue on 2.3M units with an 88.6% positive rating, yet remains quiet in the market with minimal developer communication (23 months since last post). The title sits at $19.1k/mo residual with strong elasticity (1.3x), suggesting price optimization and modest marketing could unlock material incremental revenue. This is a catalog acquisition play for publishers seeking proven, low-maintenance party IP with an active mod community and PC-native design; revival via seasonal content drops or cross-promotion in bundle strategy would be straightforward. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Party game genre is cyclical and heavily dependent on social/couch-play occasions; COVID tailwinds likely peaked and market saturation (e.g., Among Us, Jackbox) makes differentiation harder.
• Risk: No developer updates in 23 months raises questions about engine maintenance, controller support edge cases, and scalability of the mod pipeline.
• Risk: Heavy reliance on local multiplayer limits addressable market; online MP (a frequent request) would require substantive rework.

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