Prodeus
Bounding Box Software Inc. · 2022 · $24.99 · Action · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-05 00:10 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $1.4k to $2.1k per month
- Opportunity: $2.4k per month at x1.35 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 221.0k
- 92% positive across 8249 reviews · 11.4 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 17 months
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.2 review velocity during past deep sales
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-22; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
Prodeus is a retro-styled first-person shooter that blends classic Doom mechanics with modern graphics and level design.
Prodeus has generated $1.1M lifetime net revenue on 175K units and maintains 92% positive reviews, with $1.6K/mo residual income. However, the studio is fading (15+ months since last dev communication), the community is split on its identity crisis between classic and modern Doom design, and player concurrency has collapsed to 11 concurrent users. The IP is original and unencumbered, but the game needs either focused design direction or a revival campaign to justify acquisition costs. Best angle is selective: strong for a revival/content studio, weak for catalog-milk investors. Most realistic play: revival.
- Risk: Boomer shooter subgenre is crowded (Total Chaos, Selaco, Forgive Me Father 2 mentioned by players as superior) and demand may have peaked post-2022.
- Risk: Designer identity confusion (critics cite lack of commitment to either retro or modern design) signals deeper creative issue that content alone may not fix.
- Risk: No workshop, cards, or cloud support; limited modern engagement features may restrict revival upside relative to comparable titles.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.