# Desert Stalker

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

- Steam appid: 2899050
- Developer: Zetan
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $17.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $12.5k to $18.7k per month (mid $15.6k)
- Opportunity score: $15.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 93.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $489.9k
- Review sentiment: 96% positive across 2970 reviews (2911 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 118.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $28.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $24.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $22.3k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $15.6k |

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

209, 215, 182, 192, 161, 199, 136, 159, 144, 130, 153, 147, 111, 140, 152, 107, 93, 100, 103, 157

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 6 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 20 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$68.3k 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

- french: 3%
- german: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 7%
- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 47%
- koreana: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 36%

## 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/2899050
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.