# Choppy Cuts

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

- Steam appid: 2947650
- Developer: Moco Studios I
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $16.99
- 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: 8.3k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $47.4k
- Review sentiment: 77% positive across 300 reviews (260 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 44.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months

## 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 (6 months)

189, 38, 4, 1, 4, 28

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 6 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$2.7k 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

- spanish: 26% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 44%
- brazilian: 4%
- english: 21%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 3%

Localization gap: 26% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: spanish). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/2947650
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.