# Shinehill

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

- Steam appid: 1889890
- Developer: Peach Bite
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $10.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.5k to $2.2k per month (mid $1.8k)
- Opportunity score: $1.8k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 8.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $30.0k
- Review sentiment: 95% positive across 265 reviews (254 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 19.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $3.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $2.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $2.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.8k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (22 months)

45, 12, 10, 5, 4, 4, 7, 7, 4, 9, 11, 5, 4, 10, 4, 2, 4, 39, 23, 22, 15, 16

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 7 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 22 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$2.2k 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

- french: 2%
- german: 5%
- english: 52%
- russian: 13%
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 9%
- brazilian: 4%
- koreana: 6%
- schinese: 8%

## 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/1889890
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.