# Pinball Spire

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

- Steam appid: 2601940
- Developer: Apparition Games
- Publisher: indie.io
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $570 to $854 per month (mid $712)
- Opportunity score: $712/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 12.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $56.1k
- Review sentiment: 85% positive across 585 reviews (400 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 6.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 10 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.1k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $712 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (22 months)

147, 21, 29, 32, 16, 11, 8, 18, 10, 16, 3, 8, 11, 6, 10, 12, 5, 3, 7, 11, 3, 10

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 22 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$1.2k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- spanish: 3%
- brazilian: 1%
- japanese: 4%
- schinese: 4%
- french: 2%
- german: 2%
- english: 81%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 2%

## 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/2601940
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