Scars of Summer

Shinachiku-castella · 2021 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 07:37 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $570 to $854 per month
Opportunity: $1.1k per month at x1.60 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 51.9k
75% positive across 1362 reviews · 5.7 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 4.5 years
Studio inactive: no public activity across 3 tracked titles
Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-24; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A narrative-driven adventure game about complicated relationships and choices, released by Kagura Games in 2021.

Scars of Summer has quietly sustained $712/mo in residual revenue across 41,440 lifetime units on a $20 price point, despite zero promotional activity in 12 months and minimal developer engagement. The 75% positive rating and 6.7-hour median playtime suggest a compact, deliberately paced title with genuine player attachment. For a publisher seeking to revive a catalog title with no ongoing marketing spend, this represents a low-cost opportunity to test refresh campaigns, localization expansion, or bundling; for a revival-focused studio, the intellectual property and community foundation are intact and dormant rather than damaged. Most realistic play: revival.

Risk: Developer has posted no public updates in 52+ months; unclear whether Kagura Games retains active development capacity or IP stewardship for sequel/expansion work.
Risk: Peak concurrent players remain single digits (7 current, 11 peak in last 30 days); any revival campaign must address whether the audience can grow beyond the existing 25% still-playing cohort.
Risk: No achievement system, workshop support, or major post-launch feature additions suggest the title shipped feature-complete and has received minimal post-launch iteration.

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