Gore Screaming Show

Black Cyc · 2022 · $29.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-01 21:42 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: $880 to $1.3k per month
• Opportunity: $2.1k per month at x1.90 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 6.5k
• 87% positive across 179 reviews · 5.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 3.9 years
• Studio inactive: no public activity across 1 tracked titles
• Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-22; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Gore Screaming Show is a 2022 casual visual novel from Black Cyc/JAST exploring extreme and transgressive narrative themes.

A dormant but profitable niche title generating $1,017/mo residual revenue with strong positive sentiment (87.8%) and a lean, engaged playerbase of repeat readers. The 45-month development silence and publisher status shift ('ghost' studio tag) suggest the IP may be available for licensing or revival by a publisher comfortable with its mature content positioning. Not a mainstream acquisition opportunity, but worth watching for fan-driven revival or international localization (26.8% loc gap, untranslated Simplified Chinese market). Most realistic play: licensing.

• Risk: Extreme content positioning severely limits mainstream distribution channels, publisher partnerships, and platform eligibility outside specialist storefronts.
• Risk: Developer went inactive 46 months ago (no posts); publisher status unclear; unclear who controls IP renewal and trademark rights post-launch.
• Risk: No achievements, trading cards, or workshop support limits engagement hooks and long-tail discoverability.

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