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TAISHO x ALICE episode 3

Primula · 2021 · $16.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 17:29 UTC, 9 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $321 to $481 per month
  • Opportunity: $762 per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 17.1k
  • 90% positive across 451 reviews · 3.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.7 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 6 tracked titles
  • Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
  • Last discounted 1 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.8 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-08; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

TAISHO x ALICE episode 3 is a visual novel adventure set in a Meiji-era reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, with branching narrative routes and character-driven storytelling.

This title occupies a quiet niche within a franchise that cultivated a devoted international audience, particularly in Chinese-speaking markets. The developer is inactive, but the game maintains solid positive sentiment and modest residual revenue with minimal ongoing support costs. Opportunity exists for a publisher to acquire the backlist, localize neglected language gaps, and test whether episodic visual novel audiences respond to coordinated marketing of the complete series. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Developer studio is listed as inactive; no public communication for over three years suggests revival or content updates are unlikely without new stewardship.
  • Risk: Episodic visual novel series depend on sustained audience engagement across multiple releases; episode 3 alone has minimal marketing leverage without coordinated series positioning.
  • Risk: Localization gap of 78% (primarily Simplified Chinese) indicates a major addressable audience remains underserved despite Chinese reviews representing the bulk of engagement.

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