夏末白夜

晚夏社 · 2025 · $5.99 · Indie · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 19:32 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $166 to $249 per month
• Opportunity: $342 per month at x1.65 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 11.2k
• 95% positive across 510 reviews · 4.1 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 19 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• 45% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)
• Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-21; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A visual novel in simplified Chinese about relationships across a single summer night, launched in early 2025.

This title occupies a narrow but real niche: it has achieved a 95% positive rating on modest engagement, generates solid low-to-mid triple-digit monthly residuals, and retains a meaningful fraction of its player base despite zero marketing spend and no discount history. The core risk is severe: it exists only in Simplified Chinese with zero English localization, constraining discoverability on Steam's primary markets. For a publisher with Chinese-market distribution or a revival team willing to fund translation, the high sentiment and loyal audience suggest dormant upside. For most English-focused buyers, this remains watch-only unless acquisition cost is negligible. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Complete absence of English localization (100% loc_gap) means discoverability limited to Chinese-speaking players; elasticity data and international appeal unknown.
• Risk: Developer appears inactive for 19 months with no studio posts or updates; single-title studio with 'fading' status limits ongoing support and community engagement.
• Risk: Median playtime of 15 hours and negative sentiment_delta suggest post-launch perception decay; player retention and repeat engagement may be plateauing.

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