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他人世界末 On-looker

8A studio · 2020 · $8.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 02:15 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: $213 to $320 per month
  • Opportunity: $507 per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 110.0k
  • 93% positive across 2977 reviews · 5.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 6.3 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
  • Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.3 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A Chinese-language visual novel about love, loss, and perspective, released in 2020 by 8A studio.

On-looker maintains a strong positive reception (93% despite low current engagement) and generated solid lifetime revenue, but operates in a dormant state with zero monthly active players and developer radio silence for 75 months. The title is exclusively Chinese-language with no localization, severely limiting addressable market. For a publisher with Chinese-market expertise or a visual-novel publisher seeking catalog depth at low acquisition cost, this represents a quiet asset with proven player affection; revival would require either English/Korean localization or a relaunch campaign in underserved Asian markets. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Monolingual Chinese barrier locks out 95%+ of Western Steam audience; localization cost and ROI unclear for a mature, dormant title.
  • Risk: Developer studio status listed as inactive with no posts in 75 months; rights clarity and ability to negotiate localization or revival support is uncertain.
  • Risk: Visual-novel engine and platform dependencies (no cloud save, one DLC, minimal feature set) may require modernization for current player expectations.

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