FOCUS on YOU

Smilegate · 2019 · $39.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.0k to $1.5k per month
• Opportunity: $2.7k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 31.3k
• 92%% positive across 834 reviews · 6.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 5.3 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last build shipped 5.3 years ago
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x2.9 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A polished VR dating sim with mocap animations and voice acting, built around spending time with a virtual girlfriend across multiple scenes and dialogue branches.

FOCUS on YOU generated $269k lifetime on 31k units at $40, with 91.6% positive reviews and steady $1.3k/mo residual revenue despite zero developer engagement in 5+ years. The title appeals to a niche but durable audience: VR enthusiasts who value production quality (mocap, voice work) over scale. Acquisition is viable for a publisher seeking evergreen catalog depth in the dating-sim or VR experience category, but only if IP ownership is clear and the studio's radio silence reflects deprioritization, not technical or legal impediment. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Developer (Smilegate) has posted no updates in 64 months; unclear whether codebase, middleware licenses, or voice/animation contracts remain valid or transferable.
• Risk: Niche audience (VR dating sims) is small and geographically concentrated; 6 reviews/month suggests minimal organic discovery despite high positive ratio.
• Risk: VR title built on proprietary engine/mocap pipeline; migration or porting to new platforms may require re-investment if original assets are locked to Smilegate infrastructure.

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