# Motordoom

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

- Steam appid: 1894720
- Developer: Hobo Cat Games
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $13.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $286 to $429 per month (mid $358)
- Opportunity score: $358/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 5.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $22.6k
- Review sentiment: 95% positive across 181 reviews (173 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 3.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 9 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $650 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $565 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $511 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $358 |

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

107, 7, 1, 6, 1, 8, 2, 1, 3, 6, 2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 7, 4, 5, 1, 2, 2

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 5 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 22 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$971 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

- english: 91%
- russian: 3%
- spanish: 1%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 1%
- 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/1894720
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.