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Lair Land Story

CIRCLE Ent. · 2020 · $14.99 · Indie · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 19:53 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $184 to $277 per month
  • Opportunity: $369 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 9.2k
  • 85% positive across 241 reviews · 2.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 4.2 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
  • Store page localized in only 4 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

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

A 2020 indie creature-raising game with roguelike deck-building elements, published by PQube and developed by CIRCLE Ent.

Lair Land Story sits in a quiet but stable state: solid four-figure monthly residuals with an 85% positive rating, yet zero dev communication for nearly four years and no discounting strategy suggest the title has entered long-term dormancy. The bulk of its engaged audience is Mandarin-speaking (73% of reviews), indicating strong regional resonance that English-language localization may have obscured. For a publisher seeking a low-risk, revenue-generative catalog addition in the creature-collection space, or for a developer with Asian market focus, this represents a defensible hold with modest opportunity upside if light localization or community engagement could surface latent demand. Most realistic play: watch.

  • Risk: Engine and codebase have not been touched in ~50 months; compatibility drift on modern OS versions or Steam client updates poses creeping maintenance risk.
  • Risk: English-language translation quality is a cited pain point that suppresses crossover appeal and review helpfulness, yet no post-launch localization pass has occurred.
  • Risk: Developer studio shows 'ghost' status in the platform record and has posted zero communications in four years, limiting any rapid iteration or support response.

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