# StarVaders

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

- Steam appid: 2097570
- Developer: Pengonauts
- Publisher: Joystick Ventures
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $8.7k to $13.0k per month (mid $10.9k)
- Opportunity score: $10.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 119.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $998.8k
- Review sentiment: 97% positive across 4321 reviews (3725 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 51.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 5 months ago
- Last build shipped 5 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 | $19.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $17.1k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $15.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $10.9k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (16 months)

468, 1358, 319, 342, 142, 93, 108, 255, 197, 168, 88, 34, 39, 61, 34, 55

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 16 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$69.2k 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

- english: 61%
- koreana: 5%
- russian: 1%
- spanish: 1%
- japanese: 5%
- brazilian: 1%
- french: 2%
- german: 1%
- schinese: 23%

## 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/2097570
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.