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Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · 2019 · $39.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 18:18 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $466 to $698 per month
  • Opportunity: $1.1k per month at x1.85 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 20.1k
  • 82% positive across 556 reviews · 2.7 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • No developer announcement on record, ever
  • Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 9 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x2.0 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 Suda51-directed action game starring Travis Touchdown from the No More Heroes franchise, reimagined as a side-scrolling hack-and-slash after the original Switch launch.

Travis Strikes Again occupies an unusual niche: a cult auteur property with steady, small-scale residuals and a loyal but thin player base. The 81% positive score and community sentiment suggest the game has genuine fans who prefer it to the recent mainline sequel (NMH3), yet the title earns modest four-figure monthly residuals with minimal marketing spend. For a publisher or studio seeking a revivable IP asset with established goodwill and low-risk publishing economics, this represents a quiet opportunity to test community appetite for a remaster, DLC bundle, or cross-platform port without major capital outlay. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: No More Heroes IP ownership and franchise direction reside with Grasshopper Manufacture and Marvelous Inc.; any revival or bundling strategy requires sign-off from both parties and alignment on canon relative to NMH3.
  • Risk: Playerbase remains extremely small (single-digit concurrent peak), suggesting niche appeal that may not sustain aggressive monetization or development investment without external franchise momentum.
  • Risk: Title is five years old and built for Switch; porting to other platforms or refreshing visual fidelity would require engineering scope not yet tested against current demand signals.

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