# NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

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

- Steam appid: 2542120
- Developer: The Game Kitchen
- Publisher: Dotemu
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $7.3k to $11.0k per month (mid $9.1k)
- Opportunity score: $9.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 78.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $659.1k
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 2665 reviews (2458 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 43.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 7 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 9 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $16.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $14.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $13.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $9.1k |

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

904, 654, 168, 142, 161, 102, 117, 54, 36, 39, 22, 41, 70

## Markets by review language

- german: 1%
- koreana: 1%
- russian: 10%
- spanish: 8%
- brazilian: 8%
- french: 2%
- english: 52%
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 17%

## 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/2542120
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.