The Silver Case

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · 2016 · $19.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.8k to $2.7k per month
• Opportunity: $4.8k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 68.4k
• 89%% positive across 1192 reviews · 21.3 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 6.4 years
• Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 9.0 years ago
• Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 6 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A surreal, narrative-driven visual novel from Suda51 about a detective solving interconnected crime cases across Tokyo.

The Silver Case sits at 89% positive (1,192 reviews) with $2,291/mo in residual revenue despite zero marketing push in 76 months. The 68k lifetime units and $294k lifetime net suggest a stable, cult-beloved title that has exhausted casual discovery but retains passionate replay and word-of-mouth. For a publisher or platform looking to expand a Suda51 catalog or revive dormant indie prestige titles, this is a low-risk, high-ceiling play: modest ongoing baseline with proven cultural resonance among game-literate players. Most realistic play: revival.

• Risk: Visual novel genre has structural ceiling; 68k units in 9 years suggests the addressable audience for this specific tone and density is inherently small.
• Risk: Developer (Grasshopper) is active but has not posted in 76 months; ownership and rights clarity on back catalog require confirmation.
• Risk: Film Window engine is proprietary and dated; porting or updating would require original codebase access and possible engine work.

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