# Whimel Academy

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

- Steam appid: 2377250
- Developer: Impossible Home
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Indie · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $989 to $1.5k per month (mid $1.2k)
- Opportunity score: $1.2k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 7.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $37.5k
- Review sentiment: 86% positive across 245 reviews (233 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 9.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $2.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $2.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.2k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (22 months)

60, 10, 4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 1, 2, 9, 2, 6, 28, 23, 16, 7, 12, 14, 9, 10, 5, 9

## Markets by review language

- english: 71%
- koreana: 1%
- spanish: 1%
- japanese: 2%
- brazilian: 5%
- french: 7%
- german: 3%
- russian: 7%
- schinese: 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/2377250
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.