# 9 Kings

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

- Steam appid: 2784470
- Developer: Sad Socket
- Publisher: Hooded Horse
- Released: 2025 · Genre: RPG · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $65.5k to $98.2k per month (mid $81.9k)
- Opportunity score: $81.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 670.9k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $4.5M
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 22893 reviews (20965 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 488.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $148.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $129.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $117.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $81.9k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (15 months)

5336, 2935, 2028, 1191, 737, 1437, 3347, 677, 694, 367, 498, 400, 729, 481, 456

## Markets by review language

- english: 51%
- russian: 7%
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 2%
- schinese: 8%
- brazilian: 19%
- german: 7%
- koreana: 2%
- french: 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/2784470
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.