ResidualPlaybeta Open the radar

Knights College

KAIJYU-09 · 2021 · $24.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 09:46 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: $1.1k to $1.7k per month
  • Opportunity: $2.2k per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 83.6k
  • 97% positive across 2228 reviews · 8.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 4.1 years
  • Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Knights College is a narrative-driven adventure game that blends puzzle mechanics with character-driven storytelling in a college setting.

Knights College sits in an unusual position: nearly 97% positive reviews, solid lifetime earnings, but currently supporting only a handful of active players and zero promotional activity in the past year. The game appears to have found a loyal, satisfied niche audience but has gone dormant in terms of marketing and engagement. For a small publisher or revival-focused team, this represents low-risk catalog bolstering with an established IP foundation and a story players actively recommend to peers. For a larger acquirer, the primary value lies in the narrative framework and potential for franchise extension rather than current revenue stream. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Current active player count is minimal, and no discount or promotional activity in the past 12 months suggests the title may have exhausted its natural audience without ongoing marketing lift.
  • Risk: Developer has been inactive in community posts for nearly 48 months, indicating potential bandwidth constraints or deprioritization of this title within the studio's portfolio.

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