# Recycling Center Simulator

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

- Steam appid: 2928520
- Developer: Balas Games
- Publisher: PlayWay S.A.
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Casual · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $5.0k to $7.5k per month (mid $6.3k)
- Opportunity score: $6.3k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 81.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $477.8k
- Review sentiment: 86% positive across 2929 reviews (2555 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 43.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 6 months ago
- Last build shipped 5 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $11.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $9.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $9.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $6.3k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (22 months)

644, 256, 116, 150, 267, 134, 132, 81, 53, 152, 75, 66, 102, 35, 45, 35, 70, 52, 38, 25, 38, 35

## Markets by review language

- french: 9%
- english: 49%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 7%
- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 2%
- brazilian: 4%
- german: 19%
- schinese: 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/2928520
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.