Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires.

上海アリス幻樂団 · 2019 · $14.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-01 18:47 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $367 to $551 per month
Opportunity: $1.1k per month at x2.40 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 17.4k
97% positive across 459 reviews · 5.7 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

No developer announcement on record, ever
Studio quiet across its whole catalog
Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-05; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires is a 2019 bullet-hell action game from Shanghai Alice that blends traditional touhou gameplay with character-driven narrative around ghost possession.

This entry sits in the profitable quiet zone: steady single-digit concurrent players, minimal marketing spend in four years, but robust 96%+ positive sentiment and solid lifetime margins. The title generates low-hundreds monthly residuals with zero promotional effort, making it an ideal catalog hold for a publisher seeking passive revenue or a developer exploring franchise IP licensing in the anime-adjacent market. The English-language gap (92% loc gap with only Japanese/Chinese text) represents both a friction point for western audiences and an untapped localization upside. Most realistic play: acquisition.

Risk: Franchise is niche and primarily resonates in East Asia; western expansion would require substantial localization and marketing investment beyond the current residual yield.
Risk: No developer posts or builds logged in platform history; unclear if codebase is actively maintained or if future platform compatibility issues are likely.
Risk: Studio status flagged as 'fading' with 15 titles across a sprawling catalog; unclear owner engagement level or rights clarity for back-catalog titles.

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