# Robots at Midnight

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

- Steam appid: 2623040
- Developer: Finish Line Games
- Publisher: Snail Games USA
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $380 to $570 per month (mid $475)
- Opportunity score: $475/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 1.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $11.2k
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 143 reviews (52 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 2.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 12 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 13 months ago
- 64% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $862 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $750 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $679 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $475 |

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

19, 2, 7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 5, 5, 3, 1, 2

## Markets by review language

- russian: 9%
- spanish: 9%
- schinese: 4%
- brazilian: 2%
- french: 2%
- german: 7%
- english: 64%
- koreana: 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/2623040
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