# Grocery Store Tycoon

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

- Steam appid: 2870330
- Developer: Spyder Lab Gaming
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $13.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $485 to $727 per month (mid $606)
- Opportunity score: $606/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 3.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $16.2k
- Review sentiment: 84% positive across 121 reviews (108 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 5.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Last build shipped 5 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $957 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $866 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $606 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (13 months)

21, 28, 8, 1, 11, 8, 2, 2, 14, 5, 5, 4, 1

## Markets by review language

- russian: 1%
- spanish: 3%
- schinese: 4%
- brazilian: 2%
- french: 2%
- german: 14%
- english: 70%
- koreana: 4%

## 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/2870330
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.