Market read

We modelled how players in Germany, South Korea and Brazil receive games like After the Wane, reading each market only against its own players. Built from the public store page and from real player voices about comparable titles. Nobody at the studio told us anything.
About the game
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
From After the Wane's store page, as listed on 8 September 2026.
Where they agree
Each line below paraphrases a different market's players, talking about comparable titles. Nothing connects them except the store page and the shape of the thing being sold. That is the finding: the concern is not a quirk of one market, it is the frame all of them use.
Feels like an interactive movie
Germany₩21k for 2 hours feels steep
South KoreaWorth every penny if the price is accessible
Brazil“I like beautiful stories, but with a title like this I want to know upfront how much I actually decide, not just click and watch. 'Along the Edge' felt too passive for me, and if this runs the same way, I'll wait for a sale.”
Simulated voice, modelled from real Germany player voices
What players of comparable games said
What ends a recommendation here
The tick on each bar is the typical market.
What players of comparable games said
What ends a recommendation here
The tick on each bar is the typical market.
“I love this kind of game with well-crafted story and memorable characters. If the price is fair, I'll buy at launch, but if it comes expensive like Detroit or Life is Strange, I'll wait for a sale. The animated dance part made me curious.”
Simulated voice, modelled from real Brazil player voices
What players of comparable games said
What ends a recommendation here
The tick on each bar is the typical market.
Quick answers
Its store page listed a release date of 10 Nov, 2026 on 8 September 2026.
Its store page had not announced a price on 8 September 2026.
After the Wane is developed and published by Nova-box.
Players of comparable titles there talked most about “Gameplay Depth” and “Visual Quality”. They received those games at +0.50 on a scale from −1 to +1, across 100 player voices. That is a record of comparable games, not a forecast for this one.
Players of comparable titles there talked most about “Price vs playtime” and “Visual novel identity”. They received those games at +0.78 on a scale from −1 to +1, across 100 player voices. That is a record of comparable games, not a forecast for this one.
Players of comparable titles there talked most about “Story and Narrative” and “Price Sensitivity”. They received those games at +0.78 on a scale from −1 to +1, across 100 player voices. That is a record of comparable games, not a forecast for this one.
How this was made
Read on 8 September 2026 from public player voices about comparable titles, and from the store page. It is a read on 3 markets, using this title as the worked example.
We built this from public data, without asking. If you work on After the Wane and you want the full read, want something here corrected, or want this page taken down, one line from you is enough and we will act on it the same day.
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