Forever Lost: Episode 3
63
Quality Score
Solid
βοΈ Bumetric analysis
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Forever Lost: Episode 3 is an Android app from Glitch Games in the Adventure category, currently rated 4.5β across 447 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 63: Solid (established niche player). For a Adventure app, that means established niche player. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
π° Monthly revenue Β· now vs forecast
β Right now
$5.2K
per month
β
12-mo forecast
$5.4K β $11.3K
per month
β
24-mo forecast
$6.7K β $20.1K
per month
MID tier
π‘ Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this appβs store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5Γ organic installs
π Performance Tracking LIVE
1 snapshots on record
Rating
4.5
Reviews
447 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.2K
Snapshots tracked
1
since Jun 2026
ONE-TIME Β· BUILD
π° Estimated build cost
$165K
β³ What it cost to build Β· not monthly revenue
Likely range $125K β $225K
$25K Β· MVP floor
$100K Β· indie scale
$500K+ Β· studio build
π
Pays back in ~2.7y at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age Γ team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 𧱠MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| π± 5 unique screens Γ $4.5K | +$22K |
| β Adventure complexity Γ2.10 | +$55K |
| π Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$58K |
Total estimate
$165K
ONE-TIME Β· EXIT VALUE
π΅ Estimated acquisition value
$75K
β³ What it would sell for Β· not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $50K β $75K Β· 13Γ MRR multiple
πΈ
~0.5Γ build cost (under-water)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| πΊ Ad-supported base | 15Γ MRR |
| β β rating β₯ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| π· Adventure category multiple | -15% |
| β Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
13Γ MRR
π₯ Estimated audience size
62K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
7.5K
Daily active
2.2K
Synthetic estimate from ratings Γ category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent β true global audience can be 5-10Γ larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| π² Adventure engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| π Adventure D30 retention | 12% |
| π DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
29% sticky
π Estimated tech stack
π€
Native Android (Kotlin)
Medium confidence Β· 55%
Also possible
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries β for binary-level certainty you would need an SDK intelligence tool or the manifest itself. Reasoning chain on the right. Full ruleset on /methodology.
Signals we read
| π· Category context | Adventure |
| π¦ Tiny game bundle | β Native 2D engine |
π¬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.2K/mo Β· ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM Β· MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$5.0K β $8.3K
12 months
$5.4K β $11.3K
24 months
$6.7K β $20.1K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon β typical noise band Β±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon β distant futures carry more uncertainty.
π
BU Investment Matrix
Below median Β· 45/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.8
Product Quality
6.3
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
7.5
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
7.0
- π° Revenue: Modest β $3K - $7K/mo Β· MID tier Β· medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- β Quality: 4.49β across 447 reviews β solid.
- π Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- π Growth: β last update 756d ago β possibly dormant.
- β οΈ Risk: Moderate β dormant (756d since update).
π― For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge β otherwise crowded segment.
π΅ For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32Γ monthly = $93K-$166K.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals β no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
π° Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
π¬Forecast Breakdown β Why This Estimate?Top 7 of 7 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($2.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | β$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.5β )METRIC | +$800 | |
| Early-stage install base (447 ratings)METRIC | +$400 |
METRIC = structural app data Β· REVIEW = mined from user reviews Β· β VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
π Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
β Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know β and don't β about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Forever Lost: Episode 3
- Developer
- Glitch Games
- Bundle ID
- com.glitchgames.foreverlostepisode3hd
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Adventure
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- www.glitch.games
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $5.2K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" β additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
π About this app
Forever Lost is a first person adventure/room escape game where you need to take photos of clues to solve puzzles and discover answers.
π βadventuring at its bestβ - TouchArcade
π "It's a bit like The Room, only with more rooms." - Pocket Gamer
π "Creepy, Welcomely Old-Fashioned iPhone Adventure Game" - Kotaku
π "Over 3 million downloads of the Forever Lost series, that many players can't be wrong!" - Glitch Games π
** The Epic Conclusion To The Forever Lost Saga! **
The truth is near. Look inside.β¦ View full description on the official store β
π βadventuring at its bestβ - TouchArcade
π "It's a bit like The Room, only with more rooms." - Pocket Gamer
π "Creepy, Welcomely Old-Fashioned iPhone Adventure Game" - Kotaku
π "Over 3 million downloads of the Forever Lost series, that many players can't be wrong!" - Glitch Games π
** The Epic Conclusion To The Forever Lost Saga! **
The truth is near. Look inside.β¦ View full description on the official store β
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π Description
95
BU Score Β· Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Forever Lost: Episode 3: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 447 ratings Β· no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
β Frequently Asked Questions
8 answers Β· auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Forever Lost make per month?β΄
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Forever Lost earns approximately $5.2K/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
Is Forever Lost profitable?β΄
With estimated build cost $165K and monthly revenue $5.2K, Forever Lost looks break-even-grade β payback period sits around 2.7 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Forever Lost have?β΄
Estimated audience: ~62K lifetime downloads, ~7K monthly active users, and ~2K daily active users. Derived from ratings count Γ category installs-per-rating Γ age decay. US-storefront-equivalent β global audience can be 5-10Γ larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Forever Lost?β΄
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What is Forever Lost built with?β΄
Our heuristic places Forever Lost on the Native Android (Kotlin) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
How much would Forever Lost sell for?β΄
Estimated acquisition value: $75K (marketplace range $50K β $75K). Calculated as 13Γ monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
Who makes Forever Lost?β΄
Forever Lost is published by Glitch Games on the Google Play Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Forever Lost's BU Score?β΄
Forever Lost has a BU Score of 63/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.