Granny

DVloper · 2018 · $7.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

Measured on 2026-10-04 17:29 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $12.7k to $19.1k per month
Opportunity: $20.7k per month at x1.30 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 552.0k
94% positive across 11686 reviews · 370.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 10 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-27; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A minimalist first-person survival-horror puzzle game where players escape a deadly grandmother's house across multiple difficulty tiers.

Granny has quietly become a cultural touchstone in horror indie gaming, with a devoted global fanbase evidenced by strong positive sentiment (94%) and solid residual monthly revenue. The community explicitly values mod ecosystem accessibility tied to owning the base Steam title, and player cohesion around difficulty progression (Easy through Extreme) suggests enduring engagement. For a publisher or platform seeking catalog depth in horror or a developer wanting to revive dormant IP through expanded content or mod tooling, this represents a low-risk, high-affinity acquisition with proven staying power across Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and English-speaking markets. Most realistic play: acquisition.

Risk: Current player count is very small; momentum depends entirely on influencer discovery and mod ecosystem, both of which operate outside direct developer control.
Risk: Reported glitches (elevator, physics) recur in reviews despite years of dormancy; a new owner would inherit technical debt and fragmented mod dependencies.
Risk: Community is already migrating toward user-made mods (Granny Legacy, Recaptured) which partially cannibalize base-game engagement and frame the Steam title as a gateway rather than a destination.

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