# Whisper of the House

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

- Steam appid: 2589500
- Developer: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $23.0k to $34.5k per month (mid $28.8k)
- Opportunity score: $28.8k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 162.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $816.4k
- Review sentiment: 97% positive across 5479 reviews (5076 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 229.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $52.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $45.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $41.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $28.8k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (12 months)

980, 1019, 483, 585, 466, 239, 358, 241, 285, 124, 146, 220

## Markets by review language

- french: 1%
- english: 46%
- russian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 2%
- schinese: 39%
- brazilian: 3%
- german: 1%
- koreana: 5%

## 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/2589500
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.