Red Matter

Vertical Robot · 2018 · $24.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 07:39 UTC, 10 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $361 to $542 per month
• Opportunity: $722 per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 49.8k
• 90% positive across 1184 reviews · 3.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 3.0 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-08; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Red Matter is a puzzle-adventure game built for VR platforms, originally released in 2018 by Vertical Robot.

Red Matter sits in a quiet zone: strong legacy sentiment (90%+ positive), minimal current engagement, and no discount activity in over a year suggest the title has found equilibrium rather than decay. The residual revenue stream is modest but steady. For a VR publisher or platform holder, this represents a low-risk acquisition of a recognizable IP with good player sentiment, though the developer's fading status and lack of recent updates indicate the window for revival is narrow. For a traditional games acquirer, the value lies primarily in the studio relationship and catalog ownership rather than immediate monetization. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: VR platform fragmentation and headset-specific optimization demands; player feedback flags performance issues across multiple VR runtimes (Virtual Desktop, SteamVR, AirLink).
• Risk: Peak activity occurred at launch; current player base is near-zero with minimal organic review velocity, indicating limited appeal beyond early adopters.
• Risk: Developer has been inactive for ~35 months; studio status marked fading with only two titles in portfolio.

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