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Five Dates

Wales Interactive · 2020 · $14.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 19:52 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $286 to $429 per month
  • Opportunity: $571 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 83.9k
  • 85% positive across 2838 reviews · 4.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.1 years
  • Studio active elsewhere (11 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.8 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.

An FMV dating-simulation game where players navigate five romance options through realistic, conversation-driven scenarios.

Five Dates sits in a quiet but durable niche: FMV adventures with authentic performances and branching dialogue that reward replays. Lifetime earnings are solid and the active community (85% positive, 60% still engaged) signals lasting appeal in a genre that attracts long-tail catalog buyers. The title is dormant from a marketing standpoint, has never run a deep discount, and carries minimal localization friction; it's a candidate for quiet acquisition by a publisher seeking stable, low-maintenance IP or for a revival campaign targeting the dating-sim and narrative-adventure audiences. Most realistic play: acquisition.

  • Risk: FMV and dating-sim genres skew niche and can fatigue quickly once a player exhausts dialogue branches.
  • Risk: The game is presented as pandemic-era filmed content; production constraints are visible to players and may limit appeal beyond committed fans of the genre.
  • Risk: No discount history in the past 12 months suggests either strong organic pricing power or untapped growth via strategic promotion.

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