# Backyard Baseball '01

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

- Steam appid: 3104970
- Developer: Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher: Playground Productions
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.5k to $3.8k per month (mid $3.1k)
- Opportunity score: $3.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 20.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $68.7k
- Review sentiment: 93% positive across 657 reviews (641 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 37.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (8 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 10 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x1.2 review velocity during past deep sales

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $5.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $5.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $4.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (13 months)

196, 44, 32, 24, 56, 22, 28, 14, 22, 31, 43, 67, 48

## Markets by review language

- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 97% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 100% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: english). 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/3104970
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.