# The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

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

- Steam appid: 2315430
- Developer: Aniki Games
- Publisher: Goblinz Publishing
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Simulation · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.2k to $1.9k per month (mid $1.5k)
- Opportunity score: $2.1k/month at x1.35 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 32.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $164.7k
- Review sentiment: 80% positive across 1102 reviews (1024 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 12.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 13 months
- Studio quiet across its whole catalog
- Last build shipped 13 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 | $2.8k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $2.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $2.2k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.5k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (18 months)

504, 107, 53, 18, 82, 29, 21, 29, 26, 49, 23, 28, 20, 8, 11, 13, 15, 7

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 18 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$1.8k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Estimated acquisition range

$37.2k to $74.4k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $18.6k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- french: 10%
- german: 6%
- english: 63%
- russian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 5%
- koreana: 3%
- 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/2315430
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.