# The Relic: First Guardian

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

- Steam appid: 2827820
- Developer: Project Cloud Games
- Publisher: Perp Games
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $49.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $46.6k to $69.9k per month (mid $58.2k)
- Opportunity score: $58.2k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 5.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $83.7k
- Review sentiment: 49% positive across 197 reviews (156 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 139.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $105.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $92.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $83.3k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $58.2k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (1 months)

139

## Markets by review language

- russian: 10%
- brazilian: 3%
- german: 16%
- koreana: 10%
- spanish: 5%
- japanese: 2%
- schinese: 12%
- french: 3%
- english: 39%

## 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/2827820
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