# The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition

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

- Steam appid: 2523770
- Developer: Aspyr Media
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: A (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $171.1k to $256.6k per month (mid $213.8k)
- Opportunity score: $342.1k/month at x1.60 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 40.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $267.9k
- Review sentiment: 85% positive across 1356 reviews (1249 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 1276.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- No developer announcement on record, ever
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 1 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $388.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $337.7k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $305.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $213.8k |

## Estimated acquisition range

$5.1M to $10.3M (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $2.6M/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- brazilian: 5%
- french: 4%
- german: 8% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 68%
- russian: 8%
- spanish: 6%
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 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/2523770
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