# Gnomes

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

- Steam appid: 3133060
- Developer: DYSTOPIAN
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $3.8k to $5.7k per month (mid $4.7k)
- Opportunity score: $4.7k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 55.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $185.8k
- Review sentiment: 95% positive across 1806 reviews (1733 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 56.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $8.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $7.5k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $6.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $4.7k |

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

594, 151, 113, 59, 240, 48, 39, 69, 37, 41, 43, 144, 54, 26, 49, 24

## Markets by review language

- german: 1%
- english: 84%
- russian: 2%
- spanish: 2%
- schinese: 4%
- french: 1%
- koreana: 3%
- japanese: 1%
- brazilian: 2%

## 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/3133060
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.