[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント

Chilla's Art · 2019 · $4.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 16:07 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $209 to $314 per month
Opportunity: $418 per month at x1.60 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 43.1k
88% positive across 1216 reviews · 9.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 6.0 years
Studio active elsewhere (21 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
Last discounted 0 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-15; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A Japanese urban-legend survival horror game set in a school hunted by the folkloric Aka Manto entity, built on Chilla's Art's signature low-poly PS2-style aesthetic.

Aka Manto sits in a quiet but stable niche: it has generated solid four-figure monthly residuals since 2019 with consistently high positive sentiment (88% approval) and a devoted, vocal community. The game benefits from strong localization reach across Asian markets (Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean) and Brazilian Portuguese, positioning it as an undervalued cultural asset in the regional horror catalog. For a publisher seeking to deepen presence in Japanese indie horror or a studio looking to resurrect dormant horror IP with proven player loyalty, this represents a low-risk catalog play with room for modest revival through community requests (multiplayer, sequel signaling, localization completion). Most realistic play: publishing.

Risk: Current monthly active players remain very low (single digits); revival would require targeted marketing to existing fanbase and regional markets.
Risk: Player feedback mentions bugs and the developer has been inactive on updates for roughly 71 months; technical debt may accumulate if multiplayer or modernization is attempted.
Risk: Localization gap of 28% suggests incomplete translation work, particularly for Brazilian Portuguese, which could limit growth in high-engagement regions.

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