Night Shift Nurses

Shiravune · 2024 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 13:46 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: $834 to $1.2k per month
Opportunity: $1.4k per month at x1.35 dormancy
Estimated lifetime owners: 23.9k
84% positive across 669 reviews · 7.1 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

Developer silent for 15 months
Studio quiet across its whole catalog
Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Night Shift Nurses is a visual novel adaptation of a classic early-2000s adult anime, released in 2024 by Shiravune.

This title occupies a niche but defensible position: it has drawn solid four-figure monthly residuals despite zero active marketing, a dormant developer, and a tiny concurrent player base, suggesting nostalgia and IP recognition are doing the heavy lifting. The community is small but highly engaged (84% positive, half still active) and explicitly hungry for sequels and remakes of the original franchise. For a publisher or IP holder willing to bet on catalog depth and fan loyalty over mainstream reach, this is a quiet earner that could anchor a broader visual novel or adult-game revival strategy, though the developer's apparent withdrawal limits traditional acquisition appeal. Most realistic play: publishing.

Risk: Game derives from a 2006 anime; original IP rights likely held by Japanese animation studio or production committee, creating friction for any long-term strategy beyond current publishing arrangement.
Risk: Mainstream Steam visibility is poor (not tracked on ITAD; localization gap in Korean suggests untapped regional demand), and dev studio status is marked as fading with no posts in 14 months.
Risk: Median playtime of 36 minutes and 11% key-share penetration imply high churn and potential grey-market discount pressure despite zero official promotions in past year.

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