# Unknown Tapes

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

- Steam appid: 2785200
- Developer: Traviteam Games
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Action · List price: $12.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $835 to $1.3k per month (mid $1.0k)
- Opportunity score: $1.4k/month at x1.35 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 14.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $55.3k
- Review sentiment: 81% positive across 496 reviews (455 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 11.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 21 months
- Last build shipped 11 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 | $1.9k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (19 months)

108, 60, 22, 35, 11, 11, 10, 22, 8, 25, 32, 24, 14, 13, 6, 14, 15, 7, 11

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 6 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 19 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$4.2k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Estimated acquisition range

$25.1k to $50.1k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $12.5k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- english: 57%
- koreana: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 1%
- brazilian: 6%
- french: 3%
- german: 5%
- russian: 10%
- spanish: 7%
- schinese: 7%

## 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/2785200
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