# Kittens Game

> ResidualPlay case file: an overlooked Steam game still earning residual revenue. Estimates carry a ±30-50% error range per title.

- Steam appid: 1097410
- Developer: Nuclear Unicorn
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Casual · List price: $7.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $536 to $804 per month (mid $670)
- Opportunity score: $670/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 2.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $5.3k
- Review sentiment: 96% positive across 67 reviews (62 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 10.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months

## Where a gross dollar goes (monthly, at current velocity)

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.1k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $957 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $670 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (6 months)

27, 11, 4, 8, 2, 8

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 6 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$703 net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- japanese: 7%
- schinese: 7%
- german: 2%
- english: 80%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 3%

## Methodology

Units are estimated from Steam-purchase reviews times a release-cohort multiplier (Boxleiter method, 20-75x by year). Revenue uses an effective price (lifetime discounts and regional pricing) and nets out VAT (~13%), refunds (~9.5%) and Steam's 30% cut: roughly 55% of gross reaches the developer.

Source: https://residualplay.com/game/1097410
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