# A Merchant's Promise

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

- Steam appid: 2932960
- Developer: Game Draft Studio
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Indie · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $904 to $1.4k per month (mid $1.1k)
- Opportunity score: $1.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 9.3k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $31.2k
- Review sentiment: 86% positive across 298 reviews (291 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 13.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $2.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.8k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (17 months)

25, 14, 20, 10, 7, 11, 4, 3, 19, 6, 99, 23, 14, 25, 8, 1, 10

## Markets by review language

- english: 93%
- russian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- german: 2% (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/2932960
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