# Dark Hours

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

- Steam appid: 2208570
- Developer: Piece of Cake studios
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $6.3k to $9.5k per month (mid $7.9k)
- Opportunity score: $7.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 109.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $365.5k
- Review sentiment: 82% positive across 4136 reviews (3410 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 94.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $14.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $12.5k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $11.3k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $7.9k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (22 months)

365, 449, 249, 256, 266, 221, 104, 179, 86, 90, 124, 75, 160, 160, 88, 74, 98, 87, 130, 68, 91, 93

## Markets by review language

- french: 7%
- german: 5%
- english: 43%
- schinese: 16%
- brazilian: 3%
- koreana: 3%
- russian: 20%
- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 1%

## 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/2208570
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.