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[Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤

Chilla's Art · 2023 · $5.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 13:01 UTC, 9 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $189 to $284 per month
  • Opportunity: $378 per month at x1.60 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 25.8k
  • 82% positive across 714 reviews · 6.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 3.7 years
  • Studio active elsewhere (21 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Last discounted 1 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-17; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A short psychological thriller about a female karaoke enthusiast being stalked, built around vulnerable singing sequences and tense hide-and-seek mechanics.

The Karaoke sits in a narrow but durable niche: quiet, indie psychological horror with modest but consistent residual revenue and a devoted core audience that skews female and international. It's not a mainstream hit, but Chilla's Art's catalog, 21 titles from an operating studio, suggests institutional competence in this lane. The game merits watch status for revival potential via community-driven content (guides, speedrunning, modding) or as a test case for licensing the studio's proprietary stalker-horror IP to a larger publisher seeking affordable, story-first catalog backfill. Most realistic play: watch.

  • Risk: Genre skews niche and polarizing; design choices (forced consumption mechanic, frustrating hide-and-seek finale) have alienated some players despite strong overall sentiment.
  • Risk: Developer has posted no updates or commentary in 44 months; unclear whether future support or bug fixes are planned.
  • Risk: Current residual revenue sits at mid-range but shows no growth signal; seasonal or event-driven spikes are absent from recent history.

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