# Sex Desert: Mad Lust

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

- Steam appid: 3172310
- Developer: Carnality INC
- Publisher: Taboo Tales 💘
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $313 to $469 per month (mid $391)
- Opportunity score: $528/month at x1.35 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 10.3k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $34.6k
- Review sentiment: 62% positive across 331 reviews (323 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 4.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer silent for 17 months
- Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 17 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $709 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $617 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $559 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $391 |

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

125, 102, 25, 7, 10, 6, 8, 8, 13, 4, 9, 2, 6, 3, 6, 2

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 16 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$377 net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Estimated acquisition range

$9.4k to $18.8k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $4.7k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 4%
- brazilian: 2%
- french: 3%
- german: 1%
- koreana: 1%
- english: 68%
- russian: 19%
- spanish: 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/3172310
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.