# The Ranchers

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

- Steam appid: 1501310
- Developer: The Ranchers
- Publisher: Trophy Games Publishing ApS
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $70.4k to $105.6k per month (mid $88.0k)
- Opportunity score: $88.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 16.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $134.9k
- Review sentiment: 58% positive across 585 reviews (503 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 420.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 1 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $159.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $139.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $125.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $88.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (1 months)

420

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 1 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$44.0k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## 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/1501310
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