# Stars In The Trash

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

- Steam appid: 1822240
- Developer: Valhalla Cats
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $11.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $351 to $526 per month (mid $438)
- Opportunity score: $438/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 8.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $30.7k
- Review sentiment: 98% positive across 381 reviews (274 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 5.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 5 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 6 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $795 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $692 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $626 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $438 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (20 months)

84, 24, 16, 11, 12, 12, 10, 10, 12, 12, 5, 13, 12, 9, 9, 6, 2, 4, 7, 2

## Markets by review language

- english: 56%
- russian: 16%
- spanish: 13%
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 7%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 3%
- german: 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/1822240
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