# Car Dealer Simulator

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

- Steam appid: 2404880
- Developer: Garage Monkeys
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $57.9k to $86.9k per month (mid $72.4k)
- Opportunity score: $72.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 306.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $2.1M
- Review sentiment: 89% positive across 10210 reviews (9582 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 432.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $131.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $114.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $103.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $72.4k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (15 months)

778, 1296, 746, 580, 508, 759, 783, 796, 820, 492, 441, 509, 385, 417, 348

## Markets by review language

- french: 4%
- german: 11%
- english: 56%
- koreana: 0%
- spanish: 8%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 2%
- russian: 14%
- brazilian: 5%

## 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/2404880
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.