# Bits & Bops

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

- Steam appid: 1929290
- Developer: Tempo Lab Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $15.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $9.3k to $14.0k per month (mid $11.7k)
- Opportunity score: $11.7k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 54.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $293.9k
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 2069 reviews (1713 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 87.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $21.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $18.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $16.7k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $11.7k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (8 months)

947, 239, 99, 134, 52, 55, 119, 63

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 5 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 8 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$100.7k 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

- russian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 3%
- french: 1%
- english: 55%
- koreana: 14%
- schinese: 21%
- brazilian: 2%
- german: 1%

## 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/1929290
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.