# A Shelter Full of Cats

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

- Steam appid: 3087650
- Developer: Devcats
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Casual · List price: $4.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $588 to $883 per month (mid $735)
- Opportunity score: $735/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 36.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $53.1k
- Review sentiment: 98% positive across 1244 reviews (1138 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 20.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 9 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 8 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.2k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $735 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (20 months)

328, 83, 63, 72, 30, 39, 54, 38, 26, 34, 13, 140, 78, 26, 27, 20, 19, 21, 16, 18

## Markets by review language

- french: 3%
- english: 62%
- koreana: 3%
- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 1%
- german: 4%
- russian: 7%
- schinese: 9%
- brazilian: 6%

## 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/3087650
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.