# Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

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

- Steam appid: 2362090
- Developer: The Wild Gentlemen
- Publisher: Joystick Ventures
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (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: $1.5k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 11.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $68.1k
- Review sentiment: 81% positive across 413 reviews (364 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 10.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 5 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 10 months ago

## 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 (21 months)

113, 47, 27, 9, 10, 9, 18, 6, 9, 5, 2, 21, 7, 6, 15, 5, 14, 17, 8, 5, 14

## Markets by review language

- spanish: 1%
- schinese: 24%
- brazilian: 0%
- german: 3%
- english: 50%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 14%
- japanese: 3%
- french: 3%

## 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/2362090
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.