Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

Silent Dreams · 2021 · $17.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 23:45 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $232 to $348 per month
• Opportunity: $435 per month at x1.50 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 46.2k
• 76% positive across 1342 reviews · 2.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 12 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-20; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A turn-based zombie survival RPG where players manage a shelter, scavenge for resources, and fight undead threats across procedural maps.

Dead Age 2 maintains modest residual monthly revenue with a solidly positive community (76% positive) and an engaged core playtime median of 29 hours, but has spent nearly four years dormant without developer communication or discount activity. The IP is owned outright by Headup, making it acquisition-eligible, though sentiment has degraded 24 points in the recent window and top complaints center on repetitive manual combat. A revival play targeting auto-combat and quality-of-life fixes could unlock the opportunity_usd gap, or a quiet catalog add makes sense if bundled into a larger Headup negotiation. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: No developer updates in 11.5 months; codebase maintenance risk if engine (build date ~11.5 months ago) drifts from current Steam client.
• Risk: Recent sentiment collapsed 24 points; negative reviews cite combat friction and repetitive design that new content alone may not fix.
• Risk: Player base is minimal (10 concurrent, 19 peak 30d) and review velocity is negligible (3.4/month), signaling low organic growth runway.

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