# Out Of Hands

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

- Steam appid: 1839810
- Developer: Game River
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $17.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.0k to $3.0k per month (mid $2.5k)
- Opportunity score: $2.5k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 42.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $253.8k
- Review sentiment: 94% positive across 1523 reviews (1315 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 16.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 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 | $4.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $4.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $3.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $2.5k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (16 months)

682, 212, 68, 57, 44, 37, 26, 52, 27, 35, 31, 19, 11, 15, 14, 10

## Markets by review language

- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 21%
- spanish: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 7%
- schinese: 69%
- french: 0%
- german: 0%

## 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/1839810
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.