# Card-en-Ciel

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

- Steam appid: 2730540
- Developer: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
- Released: 2024 · Genre: RPG · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.9k to $2.9k per month (mid $2.4k)
- Opportunity score: $2.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 27.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $197.8k
- Review sentiment: 91% positive across 870 reviews (846 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 13.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 5 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (26 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 5 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $4.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $3.8k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $3.4k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $2.4k |

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

363, 137, 64, 46, 15, 37, 13, 15, 16, 12, 4, 15, 18, 8, 4, 19, 11, 20, 12, 13, 17, 6

## Markets by review language

- french: 1%
- german: 0%
- english: 27%
- koreana: 6%
- spanish: 1%
- russian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 16%
- schinese: 47%
- 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/2730540
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.