# Kiosk

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

- Steam appid: 3126330
- Developer: Vivi
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $3.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.0k to $3.1k per month (mid $2.5k)
- Opportunity score: $3.4k/month at x1.35 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 80.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $107.3k
- Review sentiment: 88% positive across 2832 reviews (2507 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 76.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 17 months
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 10 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $4.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $4.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $3.6k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $2.5k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (19 months)

407, 451, 222, 141, 72, 84, 133, 71, 64, 110, 153, 144, 91, 80, 90, 70, 60, 66, 90

## Estimated acquisition range

$61.0k to $122.0k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $30.5k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- koreana: 2%
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 2%
- brazilian: 8%
- french: 1%
- german: 4%
- english: 44%
- russian: 33%
- spanish: 4%

## Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

A solo-developed indie horror-cooking sim where players manage a kiosk night shift, blending food service repetition with psychological tension.

Kiosk has found a narrow but engaged audience ($2.5k/mo residual), driven by a 88% positive rate and strong international appeal (Russia, Brazil, English markets dominant). The game sits in a crowded casual-horror space and suffers from polarized reception on core loop repetitiveness, but the 76 reviews/month and 80k lifetime sales suggest steady word-of-mouth discovery. For a publisher, this is a quiet catalog filler with niche licensing or bundling potential; for a dev partnership, it signals an opportunity to iterate on tone and pacing without building from zero.

- Most realistic play: publishing
- Risk (market): Polarized player opinion on repetition-vs-relaxation indicates unclear design intent; positioning and marketing clarity may be stronger lever than content changes.
- Risk (other): Single-title studio with no post-launch communication for 17 months; continuity and update roadmap unknown.
- Risk (tech): No discount activity in 12 months and no ITAD tracking suggest limited merchandising or platform exposure strategy.

What players are asking for:
- Clearer tone: less ambiguity about whether the game is cozy or genuinely frightening
- Control refinement, especially in order-filling sequences
- More substantial horror narrative or jumpscares (some feel underdelivered on psychological horror tag)
- Extended or episodic content for high-engagement players (18-20h reported)

Suggested first moves:
1. Audit positioning and trailer messaging: rebrand as 'cozy horror' or 'meditative cooking' to reduce expectation mismatch and tap underserved casual-adult market segment.
2. Reach out to Vivi to understand roadmap, update cadence, and appetite for publishing support (localization, marketing, bundle placement); single-title studio may welcome guidance.
3. Evaluate bundle fit: this title's $3.99 price point and 88% positive rate make it strong filler for cozy-game, budget horror, or cooking-game collections on Steam and console platforms.

Generated 2026-08-20 from public signals and player reviews. Directional, not diligence.

## 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/3126330
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