STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

MAGES. Inc. · 2019 · $29.99 · Adventure · deal grade A

• Estimated net residual revenue: $3.6k to $5.4k per month
• Opportunity: $9.5k per month at x2.10 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 71.0k
• 95%% positive across 1926 reviews · 28.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 3.0 years
• Studio active elsewhere (31 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last build shipped 6.0 years ago
• Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A visual novel spin-off featuring the Steins;Gate cast in romantic branching narratives, developed by MAGES. Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft.

My Darling's Embrace has quietly accumulated $458k lifetime revenue on modest sales (71k units) with exceptional retention: 95% positive reviews, steady monthly income of $4.5k/mo, and zero discount depth in 72 months suggest genuine franchise loyalty rather than price-driven volume. The game remains mechanically dormant (no dev post in 36 months) yet profitable, making it an attractive quiet-catalog asset for publishers holding Steins;Gate rights or seeking low-risk visual-novel IP to bundle or localize into underserved regions. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Title is a derivative work within the Steins;Gate franchise; full acquisition would require consent or license renewal from the IP rights holder (likely Kadokawa or original creator).
• Risk: No developer activity in 36 months; porting to new platforms or major updates would require studio re-engagement or external contractor.
• Risk: Visual-novel genre is niche; 7.8% key-reseller share and 80% max discount suggest limited mainstream appeal and ceiling on organic growth.

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