# Parasite Black

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

- Steam appid: 2174500
- Developer: Damned Studios
- Publisher: Satyr Games
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $17.49
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.3k to $2.0k per month (mid $1.7k)
- Opportunity score: $1.7k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 11.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $59.1k
- Review sentiment: 90% positive across 388 reviews (361 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 13.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 4 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $3.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $2.7k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $2.4k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.7k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (20 months)

133, 22, 19, 24, 5, 5, 15, 14, 6, 6, 8, 9, 18, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, 9, 9

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 5 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 20 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$5.0k 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: 5%
- spanish: 1%
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 14%
- german: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 74%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 1% (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/2174500
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.