# Race of Life - Act 1

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

- Steam appid: 2454570
- Developer: Underground Studio
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $13.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $3.2k to $4.8k per month (mid $4.0k)
- Opportunity score: $4.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 37.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $175.3k
- Review sentiment: 94% positive across 1208 reviews (1168 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 34.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $7.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $6.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $5.7k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $4.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (19 months)

287, 90, 125, 95, 72, 49, 60, 50, 39, 34, 49, 20, 37, 40, 33, 28, 39, 37, 28

## Markets by review language

- french: 5%
- german: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 52%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 16%
- spanish: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 20%
- brazilian: 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/2454570
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.