Sailing Era

GY Games · 2023 · $24.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

Measured on 2026-10-05 04:57 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $3.4k to $5.1k per month
• Opportunity: $7.9k per month at x1.85 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 183.0k
• 79% positive across 5096 reviews · 27.4 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 19 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Store page localized in only 4 language(s)
• No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-01; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2023 naval trading adventure with ship customization and exploration mechanics, published by Bilibili.

Sailing Era has accumulated solid lifetime net figures with sustained residual income despite zero promotional activity in four years and minimal developer engagement. The game maintains a mid-sized active base and 78.5% positive sentiment, suggesting core design has merit beneath execution friction. Recovery is viable for a publisher willing to patch tutorial clarity, trade system UX, and localization gaps, especially in Korean and Chinese markets where review volume concentrates. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Tutorial and system transparency failures documented in player reviews suggest core loop onboarding is broken, creating high friction at entry.
• Risk: Zero discounts in 48 months and no developer posts in 18 months indicate the studio may lack bandwidth or commercial confidence to invest further.
• Risk: Korean language coverage gap (5.5% localization shortfall) persists despite Korean players representing 195 of 5,058 reviews, suggesting untapped regional upside blocked by translation debt.

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