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Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient

GrisGris · 2019 · $9.99 · Indie · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-26 18:28 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: $152 to $229 per month
  • Opportunity: $362 per month at x1.90 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 15.2k
  • 68% positive across 427 reviews · 3.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 7.0 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 2 tracked titles
  • Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
  • Last discounted 0 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-19; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is a horror visual novel that shipped incomplete, with narrative inconsistencies and minimal content despite franchise recognition.

This is a cautionary acquisition case. The title carries the Corpse Party IP, which has a devoted fanbase, but the game itself is a narrative mess that launched in 2019 with only one chapter and has received zero developer communication since. Community sentiment has decayed sharply (down 26 points in recent months), and residual revenue is modest. Any play here requires understanding that buying this asset does not unlock the franchise; it only inherits a reputational liability. A revival would demand full narrative reconstruction, not incremental patches. Most realistic play: licensing.

  • Risk: Developer (GrisGris) appears dormant; no posts in 83+ months and studio status marked inactive, leaving IP rights ambiguous between GrisGris and publisher XSEED Games.
  • Risk: Game was shipped incomplete with a single chapter and narrative continuity issues; restoration would require rewriting or commissioning new content, not technical fixes.
  • Risk: Corpse Party franchise itself may be encumbered by earlier licensing or rights disputes; confirm XSEED's ability to grant full sublicense or perpetual publishing rights.

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