# Metro Awakening

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

- Steam appid: 2669410
- Developer: Vertigo Games
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $29.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $10.4k to $15.6k per month (mid $13.0k)
- Opportunity score: $13.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 95.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $836.3k
- Review sentiment: 75% positive across 3523 reviews (2981 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 59.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (7 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 2 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $23.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $20.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $18.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $13.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (21 months)

1367, 322, 181, 103, 97, 81, 35, 63, 55, 37, 64, 55, 58, 85, 67, 64, 63, 72, 53, 67, 38

## Markets by review language

- french: 3%
- german: 7%
- spanish: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 5%
- english: 68%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 10%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/2669410
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.