Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~

Smee · 2018 · $29.99 · Adventure · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 18:49 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: $653 to $980 per month
• Opportunity: $1.6k per month at x1.90 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 18.8k
• 98% positive across 408 reviews · 5.1 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.6 years
• Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
• Last discounted 1 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.4 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-23; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A 2018 slice-of-life visual novel about pursuing romance with four female characters, developed by Smee and published by NekoNyan Ltd.

Fureraba is a quiet earner with strong community sentiment (97.8% positive, 96.8% recent) and steady residual revenue of $816/mo despite minimal marketing activity. The title shows resilience typical of visual-novel catalog plays, where a small engaged audience sustains long-tail sales. Best suited for a publisher seeking to bulk-acquire dormant VN IP with proven retention, or a localization partner looking to extend the back-catalog through regional release or merchandise licensing. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Visual-novel category is crowded; genre elasticity of 1.53 suggests price sensitivity limits upside without fresh marketing spend.
• Risk: Single-language release (likely Japanese original or English-only) constrains addressable market; no workshop or mod support limits community extension.
• Risk: No achievements or trading cards; modest engagement signals suggest low viral potential for platform-native features.

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