# The Talos Principle: Reawakened

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

- Steam appid: 2806640
- Developer: Croteam
- Publisher: Devolver Digital
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $39.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $10.1k to $15.1k per month (mid $12.6k)
- Opportunity score: $12.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 34.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $457.4k
- Review sentiment: 91% positive across 1164 reviews (1066 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 37.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (12 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 10 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $22.8k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $19.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $18.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $12.6k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (16 months)

370, 93, 45, 43, 26, 36, 36, 120, 34, 37, 19, 18, 28, 14, 76, 70

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 16 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$13.7k 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

- german: 3%
- schinese: 6%
- french: 3%
- english: 63%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 17%
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 2%
- 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/2806640
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.