# Stick It to the Stickman

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

- Steam appid: 2085540
- Developer: Free Lives
- Publisher: Devolver Digital
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $6.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $12.3k to $18.5k per month (mid $15.4k)
- Opportunity score: $15.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 248.9k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $583.3k
- Review sentiment: 97% positive across 8285 reviews (7777 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 262.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (7 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 0 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $28.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $24.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $22.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $15.4k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (12 months)

2256, 1680, 468, 837, 589, 323, 430, 231, 151, 346, 276, 143

## Markets by review language

- koreana: 1%
- russian: 11%
- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 8%
- brazilian: 8%
- french: 1%
- english: 65%
- german: 2%

## 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/2085540
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.