# Chains of Freedom

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

- Steam appid: 2994010
- Developer: Nordcurrent
- Publisher: Nordcurrent Labs
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.4k to $3.6k per month (mid $3.0k)
- Opportunity score: $3.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 16.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $135.1k
- Review sentiment: 81% positive across 544 reviews (504 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 14.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Last build shipped 9 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $5.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $4.7k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $4.2k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (16 months)

206, 32, 42, 48, 13, 14, 18, 15, 22, 11, 22, 22, 13, 8, 12, 8

## Markets by review language

- french: 3%
- german: 4%
- english: 48%
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 13% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 1%
- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 24%
- spanish: 5%

Localization gap: 13% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: schinese). 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/2994010
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.