ResidualPlaybetaYU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
MAGES. Inc. · 2019 · $49.99 · Adventure · deal grade B
Measured on 2026-10-04 09:58 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.
- Estimated net residual revenue: $623 to $935 per month
- Opportunity: $1.5k per month at x1.90 dormancy
- Estimated lifetime owners: 15.1k
- 79% positive across 390 reviews · 2.9 reviews/month
Why it's flagged
- Developer silent for 6.4 years
- Studio active elsewhere (24 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
Analyst notes (AI-assisted)
Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.
YU-NO is a 2019 remake of a 1996 PC-98 visual novel about time travel and romance, published by Spike Chunsoft.
This title sits in a narrow but resilient niche: a faithful remake of a cult-classic VN with modest but steady residual revenue and a fractured but passionate community. The game works best as a catalog acquisition for a publisher building out visual-novel IP depth or as a licensing discussion with the original franchise holder; standalone revival is risky because the recent anime adaptation (which drove early sales) has moved on, and the core audience has largely cycled through. For Spike Chunsoft or a strategic VN publisher, it represents low-maintenance recurring revenue with minimal live-ops burden. Most realistic play: licensing.
- Risk: YU-NO is a decades-old franchise property; rights to the original work, anime, and derivative ports likely rest with multiple rights holders, complicating any revival or merchandising strategy.
- Risk: Sentiment has declined 15 points recently, and the player base is minimal; the anime spike has exhausted itself, leaving only legacy fans and niche VN enthusiasts.
- Risk: No workshop support, trading cards, or seasonal hooks; the game is functionally complete and unlikely to benefit from live content or creator tools.
This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.