Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. · 2022 · $39.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 19:59 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

Estimated net residual revenue: $725 to $1.1k per month
Opportunity: $1.4k per month at x1.60 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 13.6k
87% positive across 375 reviews · 3.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

No developer announcement on record, ever
Studio active elsewhere (17 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-23; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is a supernatural adventure by Nippon Ichi Software about a girl searching for her sister in a haunted Japanese town.

This 2022 title carries a 86.8% positive rating and has earned $107.5k lifetime on modest promotional spend (5 discounts in 12 months), with $792/mo residual revenue still flowing. The franchise has cult appeal in East Asia, particularly China (115 reviews in Simplified Chinese) and Korea (33 reviews), yet remains barely visible in Western markets. For NIS America or a rights-aware publisher, revival through better regional localization, console porting, or a sequel could unlock substantially higher tail revenue; for a catalog acquirer, the IP ownership and dev relationship offer low-risk catalog depth with solid retention (33% still playing, median 19h playtime). Most realistic play: revival.

Risk: Mainstream Western awareness remains low despite positive sentiment; 9.16% key-share suggests audience is price-sensitive and scattered across grey markets.
Risk: 46+ months since build with no recent dev posts; unknown if engine or codebase constraints limit porting or sequel feasibility.
Risk: Localization gap of 9.4% (Russian being largest unserved language) suggests incomplete market coverage that may be capping growth.

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