# Woodo > ResidualPlay case file: an overlooked Steam game still earning residual revenue. Estimates carry a ±30-50% error range per title. **Measured on 2026-09-17 15:08 UTC.** The whole Steam catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move a lot between passes. - Steam appid: 2572040 - Developer: Tiny Monks Tales - Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment - Released: 2026 · Genre: Casual · List price: $16.99 - Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal) - Est. net residual revenue: $12.5k to $18.7k per month (mid $15.6k) - Opportunity score: $15.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier - Est. lifetime owners: 4.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $27.3k - Review sentiment: 99% positive across 136 reviews (120 from Steam purchases) - Review velocity: 109.4 reviews/month (6-month average) ## Why it's flagged - Developer active, last post 0 months ago - 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 | $28.3k | | After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $24.6k | | After refunds (-9.5% median) | $22.3k | | Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $15.6k | ## Markets by review language - schinese: 27% - koreana: 2% - spanish: 4% - japanese: 1% - brazilian: 1% - french: 4% - german: 4% - english: 49% - russian: 9% ## Methodology Units are estimated from Steam-purchase reviews times a release-cohort multiplier, 40-75x by year. Cohorts from 2020 on are calibrated against 182 sales milestones announced by developers; older ones follow the published Boxleiter tables. 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/2572040 Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when you publish or quote these estimates.