Where the Heart is: Season 1

CheekyGimpGames · 2024 · $12.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 22:14 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: $362 to $543 per month
Opportunity: $589 per month at x1.30 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 9.2k
91% positive across 240 reviews · 4.8 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer active, last post 1 months ago
Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-11; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Where the Heart is: Season 1 is an adult visual novel with branching narrative, slice-of-life humor, and erotic content, built on the developer's earlier episodic serial.

A quiet, profitable micro-title with stable residuals (~$450/mo), strong player sentiment (91% positive, 88% recent), and an engaged core audience already supporting the creator on Patreon. The franchise spans two seasons with a proven Patreon revenue model; the Steam leg is small but efficient and shows no churn. Acquisition appeal is limited by its niche genre and modest scale, but it could interest publishers seeking catalog breadth in adult/visual-novel verticals or developers exploring hybrid monetization (Patreon plus platform sales). Most realistic play: watch.

Risk: Adult content visibility and discoverability on Steam remain subject to algorithm suppression and regional store restrictions.
Risk: Revenue sustainability depends almost entirely on Patreon patronage; without that direct-support layer, platform residuals alone would not justify studio overhead.
Risk: Single-developer studio (2 titles total) with high key-share leakage (~4.6%) suggests reliance on gray-market key distribution; acquisition would need to rationalize or shut down those channels.

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