# Sorry We're Closed

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

- Steam appid: 1796580
- Developer: à la mode games
- Publisher: Akupara Games
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $4.4k to $6.5k per month (mid $5.4k)
- Opportunity score: $5.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 51.9k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $379.2k
- Review sentiment: 98% positive across 1994 reviews (1622 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 29.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 8 months ago
- Last build shipped 14 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $9.9k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $8.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $7.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $5.4k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (21 months)

527, 189, 165, 128, 80, 35, 46, 27, 62, 32, 31, 46, 29, 29, 51, 53, 21, 30, 22, 29, 24

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 5 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 21 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$73.0k 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

- schinese: 3%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- german: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 87%
- french: 2%
- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 1%

## 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/1796580
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.