ResidualPlaybetaThree Kingdoms Zhao Yun
ZUIJIANGYUE Game · 2024 · $19.99 · Action · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-02 22:28 UTC, 3 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $1.1k to $1.7k per month
- Opportunity: $2.3k per month at x1.60 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 153.0k
- 66% positive across 4338 reviews · 9.7 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 2.5 years
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.8 review velocity during past deep sales
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
A 2024 top-down action RPG set in the Three Kingdoms period, centered on the historical warrior Zhao Yun.
Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun has shipped fewer than 200k units lifetime but sustains low four-figure monthly residuals with minimal ongoing investment, suggesting competent execution in a niche historical-action market. The bulk of its audience is Mandarin-speaking (80% of reviews), the developer has gone quiet for over two years, and player retention is thin. For a savvy publisher with Asia-Pacific distribution or a studio seeking a stable catalog title with zero ongoing dev cost, this represents a low-risk hold; for revival or aggressive marketing, the dormant dev relationship and narrow appeal pose real constraints. Most realistic play: watch.
- Risk: Extremely narrow geographic footprint (Mandarin reviews dwarf all others) limits growth potential outside East Asia.
- Risk: Developer studio fading and silent for 28 months; no ongoing support means any bug fixes, balance patches or new content require third-party intervention.
- Risk: Player reports of severe screen-shake-induced nausea in core mechanic suggests accessibility or design issue that would require dev resources to resolve.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.