# Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

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

- Steam appid: 2864560
- Developer: Marvelous Inc.
- Publisher: XSEED Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $59.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $19.7k to $29.6k per month (mid $24.6k)
- Opportunity score: $24.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 93.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $1.9M
- Review sentiment: 88% positive across 3638 reviews (2911 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 49.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (15 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 4 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $44.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $38.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $35.2k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $24.6k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (14 months)

1736, 246, 85, 92, 105, 228, 80, 102, 78, 54, 53, 41, 31, 37

## Markets by review language

- english: 54%
- koreana: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 11%
- french: 1%
- german: 2%
- spanish: 1%
- schinese: 28%
- 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/2864560
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