# River Towns

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

- Steam appid: 2485350
- Developer: Frogsong Studios
- Publisher: Metaroot
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $335 to $503 per month (mid $419)
- Opportunity score: $419/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 5.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $28.8k
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 252 reviews (179 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 3.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 7 months ago
- Last build shipped 16 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $760 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $662 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $599 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $419 |

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

66, 17, 8, 8, 12, 4, 12, 5, 7, 7, 12, 8, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 17 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$5.1k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- french: 5%
- german: 8%
- english: 68%
- koreana: 1%
- russian: 8%
- japanese: 2%
- schinese: 6%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/2485350
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.