# Split Fiction

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

- Steam appid: 2001120
- Developer: Hazelight Studios
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $49.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $444.3k to $666.4k per month (mid $555.3k)
- Opportunity score: $555.3k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 2.5M · Est. lifetime net revenue: $41.6M
- Review sentiment: 97% positive across 125746 reviews (77568 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 1325.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 8 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 15 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.0M |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $877.1k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $793.7k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $555.3k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (17 months)

40078, 7165, 4197, 2166, 2142, 1312, 1118, 1490, 6856, 1645, 2233, 1609, 1433, 1368, 902, 1066, 1573

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 4 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 17 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$9.8M 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

- spanish: 1%
- brazilian: 2%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 52%
- french: 3%
- german: 4%
- english: 32%
- koreana: 3%
- russian: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/2001120
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.