# The Chef's Shift

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

- Steam appid: 2390230
- Developer: Panitia GameDev
- Publisher: Catoptric Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $12.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $13.5k to $20.2k per month (mid $16.8k)
- Opportunity score: $16.8k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 60.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $264.7k
- Review sentiment: 98% positive across 1985 reviews (1899 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 154.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 6 months ago
- Last build shipped 6 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $30.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $26.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $24.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $16.8k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (17 months)

176, 134, 53, 59, 33, 26, 59, 87, 92, 165, 85, 334, 163, 102, 105, 132, 92

## Markets by review language

- german: 1%
- english: 42%
- koreana: 1%
- spanish: 1%
- schinese: 51%
- french: 1%
- russian: 1%
- japanese: 1%
- brazilian: 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/2390230
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.