# Forefront

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

- Steam appid: 2981220
- Developer: Triangle Factory
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $27.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $22.5k to $33.7k per month (mid $28.1k)
- Opportunity score: $28.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 58.3k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $546.9k
- Review sentiment: 86% positive across 1902 reviews (1821 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 119.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $51.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $44.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $40.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $28.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (9 months)

770, 171, 187, 132, 116, 221, 99, 71, 79

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 4 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 9 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$145.9k 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: 4%
- german: 5%
- english: 68%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 15%
- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 1%
- brazilian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 3% (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/2981220
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.