# Yars Rising

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

- Steam appid: 2534370
- Developer: WayForward
- Publisher: Atari
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $29.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.4k to $2.1k per month (mid $1.7k)
- Opportunity score: $2.8k/month at x1.65 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 6.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $56.9k
- Review sentiment: 83% positive across 251 reviews (203 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 7.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 19 months
- Studio active elsewhere (20 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 25 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $3.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $2.7k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $2.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.7k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (23 months)

55, 20, 9, 8, 3, 7, 8, 9, 6, 2, 5, 5, 2, 3, 7, 5, 7, 2, 6, 14, 7, 10, 8

## Estimated acquisition range

$41.2k to $82.4k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $20.6k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- japanese: 5% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 80%
- russian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 3%
- french: 3%
- german: 1%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 13% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: japanese). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/2534370
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.