# Midnight Mazesoba

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

- Steam appid: 2855180
- Developer: MagiStone Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $4.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $240 to $360 per month (mid $300)
- Opportunity score: $375/month at x1.25 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 1.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $2.4k
- Review sentiment: 80% positive across 45 reviews (44 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 7.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 8 months ago
- Last build shipped 8 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 8 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $544 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $473 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $428 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $300 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (6 months)

30, 6, 3, 2, 1, 1

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 6 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$42 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

- schinese: 10% (game NOT localized in this language)
- german: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 66%
- koreana: 17% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 34% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: koreana). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/2855180
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.