# SpongeBob SquarePants™: The Patrick Star Game

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

- Steam appid: 2322380
- Developer: PHL Collective
- Publisher: Outright Games Ltd.
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $39.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.2k to $1.8k per month (mid $1.5k)
- Opportunity score: $2.5k/month at x1.65 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 8.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $97.6k
- Review sentiment: 81% positive across 330 reviews (261 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 5.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 17 months
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 21 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 | $2.7k |
| 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 (22 months)

76, 16, 12, 10, 9, 7, 8, 20, 19, 12, 4, 9, 11, 3, 13, 16, 1, 3, 7, 4, 4, 12

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 4 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 22 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$7.0k 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

$36.2k to $72.5k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $18.1k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- french: 1%
- german: 4%
- english: 76%
- koreana: 3%
- russian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 6%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 5%
- brazilian: 4%

## 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/2322380
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