# The Last Caretaker

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

- Steam appid: 1783560
- Developer: Channel37 Ltd
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $34.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $172.0k to $258.1k per month (mid $215.1k)
- Opportunity score: $215.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 397.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $4.7M
- Review sentiment: 86% positive across 12975 reviews (12425 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 733.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $390.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $339.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $307.4k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $215.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (9 months)

4310, 2032, 1718, 816, 892, 601, 741, 612, 737

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 9 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$1.2M 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

- brazilian: 1%
- french: 5%
- russian: 7%
- spanish: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 2%
- german: 13%
- english: 71%
- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/1783560
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.