# The Silent Kingdom

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

- Steam appid: 1828650
- Developer: Lucky Cat
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $17.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $483 to $724 per month (mid $603)
- Opportunity score: $603/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 9.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $54.4k
- Review sentiment: 100% positive across 319 reviews (282 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 4.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 18 months ago
- Store page localized in only 3 language(s)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $953 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $862 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $603 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (17 months)

88, 35, 28, 13, 14, 21, 14, 14, 12, 6, 13, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6

## Markets by review language

- german: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 71%
- koreana: 5% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 11%
- japanese: 3%
- french: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 6% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 16% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: schinese). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/1828650
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.