# Backrooms Media

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

- Steam appid: 2714970
- Developer: NPK Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $7.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $357 to $536 per month (mid $447)
- Opportunity score: $447/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 17.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $46.8k
- Review sentiment: 40% positive across 648 reviews (546 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 6.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 8 months ago
- Last build shipped 8 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $811 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $705 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $638 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $447 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (23 months)

321, 42, 26, 20, 27, 14, 11, 7, 6, 6, 8, 4, 7, 4, 4, 13, 8, 5, 10, 12, 3, 6, 4

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 23 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$335 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

- french: 4%
- german: 5%
- english: 26%
- koreana: 2%
- japanese: 2%
- russian: 26%
- spanish: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 33%
- brazilian: 1%

## 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/2714970
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.