# Border Pioneer

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

- Steam appid: 2346410
- Developer: Yahzj Games
- Publisher: Yogscast Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.5k to $3.7k per month (mid $3.1k)
- Opportunity score: $3.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 53.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $266.5k
- Review sentiment: 87% positive across 1898 reviews (1657 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 24.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 5 months ago
- Last build shipped 11 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $5.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $4.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $4.4k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.1k |

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

800, 132, 60, 58, 22, 34, 120, 54, 56, 86, 42, 59, 20, 44, 11, 27, 17, 29

## Markets by review language

- english: 15%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 2%
- spanish: 0%
- japanese: 4%
- schinese: 75%
- brazilian: 0%
- french: 1%
- german: 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/2346410
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.