# Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room

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

- Steam appid: 2833640
- Developer: mc2games
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $12.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $304 to $456 per month (mid $380)
- Opportunity score: $494/month at x1.30 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 6.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $22.8k
- Review sentiment: 82% positive across 196 reviews (188 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 4.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 3 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 21 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 | $689 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $600 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $543 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $380 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (20 months)

58, 20, 4, 16, 7, 9, 7, 6, 4, 1, 3, 11, 7, 11, 6, 2, 5, 3, 2, 6

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 20 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.

## Estimated acquisition range

$9.1k to $18.2k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $4.6k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- english: 64%
- koreana: 6%
- spanish: 6%
- japanese: 1%
- french: 14%
- german: 3%
- russian: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 2%
- brazilian: 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/2833640
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