# QUICKERFLAK

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

- Steam appid: 1836120
- Developer: Walter Machado
- Released: 2022 · Genre: Action · List price: $4.99
- Deal grade: A (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $5.4k to $8.1k per month (mid $6.7k)
- Opportunity score: $10.1k/month at x1.50 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 88.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $110.5k
- Review sentiment: 88% positive across 2882 reviews (2776 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 216.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 7 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (19 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 4.4 years ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $12.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $10.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $9.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $6.7k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (24 months)

15, 10, 5, 11, 29, 100, 115, 105, 62, 46, 54, 88, 48, 99, 110, 112, 240, 111, 88, 86, 434, 408, 147, 134

## Estimated acquisition range

$161.4k to $322.7k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $80.7k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- english: 42%
- russian: 49%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 3%
- brazilian: 3%
- german: 0%
- koreana: 0%
- spanish: 2%
- french: 1%

## Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A punishing 90-second arcade action game built on visual minimalism and deliberate difficulty, designed for speedrun loops and community competition.

QUICKERFLAK has earned $110k+ lifetime on modest volume (89k units) and maintains $6.7k/mo residual revenue despite zero marketing investment or updates in 7 months. The 87.7% positive rate and Russian-dominant audience (1,250 reviews) signal a loyal, niche cult following that values rage-game mastery and atmospheric minimalism. This is a candidate for licensing to streamers, esports packaging, or IP expansion into tabletop or mobile; acquisition alone carries low risk because the game is solo-authored with no third-party dependencies.

- Most realistic play: licensing
- Risk (market): Indie arcade niche is crowded; growth is capped without active community management, seasonal events, or leaderboard infrastructure that the current solo developer lacks capacity to build.
- Risk (other): Developer has not posted in 7 months; operational continuity and willingness to support a licensing or acquisition deal is unknown.

What players are asking for:
- Leaderboard persistence and ranked seasonal modes for speedrun competition
- Cross-platform or mobile port to expand beyond PC
- Local multiplayer or asynchronous challenge modes to share runs with friends
- Cosmetic or narrative DLC that respects the minimalist aesthetic

Suggested first moves:
1. Contact Walter Machado to assess appetite for licensing the IP to an esports/streamer platform (e.g., for seasonal tournaments or emote/cosmetic rights) or a mobile publisher for porting; clarify development status and roadmap intent.
2. Analyze the Russian cohort (43% of reviews) for localization or regional publishing partnerships; assess whether Cyrillic-language marketing or regional events could unlock 20-30% uplift without feature changes.
3. Audit the game's modding potential and community-run leaderboard ecosystem; if minimal, a lightweight competitive suite (ranked seasons, replay sharing, clip integration) could be developed by a third party as an IPC layer, preserving the solo dev's minimalist vision while unblocking creator sponsorship.

Generated 2026-08-20 from public signals and player reviews. Directional, not diligence.

## 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/1836120
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.