# Mars Attracts

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

- Steam appid: 2760580
- Developer: Outlier
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $642 to $964 per month (mid $803)
- Opportunity score: $803/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 6.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $55.2k
- Review sentiment: 91% positive across 260 reviews (206 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 3.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.5k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $803 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (11 months)

141, 14, 13, 8, 9, 4, 9, 1, 4, 4, 1

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 11 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$3.1k 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

- brazilian: 1%
- french: 2%
- german: 4%
- english: 88%
- russian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 3%
- schinese: 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/2760580
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.