# We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

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

- Steam appid: 2296990
- Developer: Total Mayhem Games
- Released: 2023 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $3.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.5k to $2.3k per month (mid $1.9k)
- Opportunity score: $2.5k/month at x1.30 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 125.3k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $124.7k
- Review sentiment: 90% positive across 24037 reviews (3916 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 77.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 19 months ago
- 84% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $3.5k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $3.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $2.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.9k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (24 months)

105, 225, 127, 181, 105, 165, 91, 115, 83, 84, 87, 75, 64, 91, 76, 105, 76, 137, 82, 73, 96, 78, 75, 61

## Estimated acquisition range

$46.3k to $92.5k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $23.1k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- english: 37%
- koreana: 7%
- russian: 24%
- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 9%
- french: 5%
- german: 5%
- brazilian: 7%

## 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/2296990
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.