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Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-

Innocent Grey · 2016 · $19.99 · Casual · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-02 13:38 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: $697 to $1.1k per month
  • Opportunity: $1.4k per month at x1.65 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 111.0k
  • 93% positive across 1901 reviews · 8.1 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 12 months
  • Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
  • Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 6 sales in the last 12 months
  • Proven demand elasticity: x1.5 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-24; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Flowers -Le volume sur printemps- is a 2016 visual novel by Innocent Grey about four girls in a boarding school, built on a dense emotional narrative with high replay value.

This title sits in a quiet niche: a narrative-driven visual novel that has quietly accumulated $475k lifetime revenue with a 92.7% positive rating and sustained 53% long-term player retention. The extremely low current CCU (1 player) masks steady residual income of $968/mo and a strong community that still leaves reviews. The opportunity is modest but real for a publisher seeking catalog depth in the visual novel space, or for a developer interested in acquiring a mature IP with established fan goodwill and minimal maintenance overhead. Most realistic play: acquisition.

  • Risk: Visual novel genre has narrow appeal and highly fragmented discovery on Steam; niche titles depend heavily on word-of-mouth and dedicated fandom.
  • Risk: Title is 8+ years old with no developer activity for 10.7 months; engine and dependency maintenance cost unclear.
  • Risk: International expansion is limited (2 languages tracked); localization and marketing cost to grow installed base would be substantial relative to monthly residual income.

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