# Wheel World

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

- Steam appid: 1497460
- Developer: Messhof
- Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.7k to $4.0k per month (mid $3.4k)
- Opportunity score: $3.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 23.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $154.4k
- Review sentiment: 90% positive across 798 reviews (720 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 20.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 9 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 11 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $6.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $5.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $4.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.4k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (13 months)

320, 93, 24, 43, 58, 49, 24, 18, 23, 31, 12, 13, 23

## 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/1497460
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.