# Maliki : Poison Of The Past

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

- Steam appid: 2893260
- Developer: Blue Banshee
- Publisher: Ankama Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $29.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $469 to $704 per month (mid $587)
- Opportunity score: $587/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 3.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $29.9k
- Review sentiment: 96% positive across 233 reviews (93 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 2.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Last build shipped 14 months ago
- 60% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)
- Store page localized in only 4 language(s)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $926 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $838 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $587 |

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

38, 18, 5, 8, 5, 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1

## Markets by review language

- schinese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 2%
- french: 72%
- german: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 20%
- spanish: 1%
- japanese: 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/2893260
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