Saimin Gakushū: Secret Desire

Dark One! · 2021 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-03 01:44 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: $661 to $991 per month
• Opportunity: $1.3k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 19.9k
• 74% positive across 525 reviews · 6.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 3.1 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 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 2021 visual novel by Shiravune where players use mind-control abilities to build romantic scenarios with anime characters.

Saimin Gakushū sits in a quiet corner of Steam's adult VN catalog, generating $650/mo residual revenue on a $78k lifetime base with 74.6% positive sentiment. The title's niche appeal (mind-control fantasy, harem mechanics) and strong recent sentiment (+2.3 pts delta) suggest stable, low-maintenance recurring revenue. However, the studio's fading status, zero recent developer posts (35+ months), and minimal active playerbase (4 peak 30d) signal that IP and content support have stalled. This is a licensing or publishing play for a partner willing to serve the adult VN market with modest promotion or localization investment, not an acquisition target. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Adult visual novel category remains volatile on Steam; platform policy shifts or storefront visibility cuts could compress discoverability.
• Risk: No recent developer posts in 35+ months; technical debt, compatibility issues, and content bugs may accumulate without active support.
• Risk: Heavy concentration in Simplified Chinese reviews (351/515) and Korean reviews (10/515) suggest regional piracy risk and potential localization gaps outside those markets.

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