# Cheap Car Repair

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

- Steam appid: 2904040
- Developer: Little Dog Games
- Publisher: Simplicity Games
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $19.69
- Deal grade: A (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $141.4k to $212.1k per month (mid $176.8k)
- Opportunity score: $265.2k/month at x1.50 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 107.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $710.9k
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 3470 reviews (3365 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 1071.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $320.9k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $279.2k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $252.7k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $176.8k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (3 months)

1404, 1311, 498

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 3 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$149.3k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Estimated acquisition range

$4.2M to $8.5M (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $2.1M/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- german: 8%
- english: 46%
- brazilian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 34%
- spanish: 5%
- japanese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 3%

## 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/2904040
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.