# Ghost Town

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

- Steam appid: 2496180
- Developer: Fireproof Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $4.8k to $7.2k per month (mid $6.0k)
- Opportunity score: $6.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 17.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $149.4k
- Review sentiment: 95% positive across 578 reviews (557 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 28.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 13 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $11.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $9.5k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $8.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $6.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (13 months)

130, 37, 54, 35, 43, 50, 32, 34, 32, 33, 27, 23, 24

## Markets by review language

- german: 8%
- english: 73%
- koreana: 1%
- russian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 3%
- schinese: 5% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 5%
- japanese: 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/2496180
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.