# Sword of the Sea

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

- Steam appid: 2453160
- Developer: Giant Squid
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $29.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $10.9k to $16.3k per month (mid $13.6k)
- Opportunity score: $13.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 50.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $511.0k
- Review sentiment: 90% positive across 1694 reviews (1588 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 54.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 11 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $24.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $21.5k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $19.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $13.6k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (12 months)

837, 201, 43, 113, 66, 23, 43, 112, 43, 22, 54, 51

## Markets by review language

- brazilian: 2%
- french: 6%
- schinese: 5%
- german: 3%
- english: 75%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 5%
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 2%

## 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/2453160
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.