The Sushi Spinnery

Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022 · $8.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-01 19:15 UTC, 4 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $280 to $420 per month
Opportunity: $560 per month at x1.60 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 16.4k
93% positive across 458 reviews · 6.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 4.4 years
Studio active elsewhere (40 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 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A pixel-art restaurant management sim where you build and optimize a sushi shop, from Kairosoft's prolific catalog of casual business-sim games.

The Sushi Spinnery sits in Kairosoft's sweet spot: simple mechanics, high polish, broad appeal, and a loyal core audience that keeps it earning solid residual revenue four years post-launch. The studio remains active, the game maintains strong positive sentiment (93% recent), and zero promotional effort in 12 months suggests either capacity constraints or a quiet cash-cow strategy. For a mid-sized publisher or IP holder seeking a proven casual-sim template or a modest revenue floor, this is a low-risk, low-friction acquisition or publishing refresh opportunity; for a studio wanting to learn Kairosoft's design patterns, it's an instructive case study. Most realistic play: acquisition.

Risk: Peak player concurrency and 30-day traffic are minimal; revival or marketing spend would be required to meaningfully lift install or engagement.
Risk: No workshop, trading cards, or seasonal content hooks; monetization and retention are purely single-purchase, which caps lifetime value per user.
Risk: Developer has posted no public updates in 52 months; while the studio is operating and the game is stable, post-acquisition support expectations must be tempered.

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