# Possessor(s)

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

- Steam appid: 2132890
- Developer: Heart Machine
- Publisher: Devolver Digital
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $4.0k to $6.1k per month (mid $5.1k)
- Opportunity score: $5.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 21.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $72.7k
- Review sentiment: 76% positive across 757 reviews (678 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 60.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 4 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 6 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $9.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $8.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $7.2k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $5.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (9 months)

219, 52, 30, 12, 97, 60, 62, 75, 56

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 9 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$10.4k 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

- french: 3%
- russian: 11%
- japanese: 2%
- brazilian: 8%
- german: 1%
- english: 56%
- koreana: 2%
- spanish: 7%
- schinese: 11%

## 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/2132890
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