# BM Love Cafe

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

- Steam appid: 3175720
- Developer: zzzgame
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Indie · List price: $7.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $117 to $175 per month (mid $146)
- Opportunity score: $219/month at x1.50 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 6.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $15.1k
- Review sentiment: 79% positive across 203 reviews (202 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 2.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
- No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $265 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $231 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $209 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $146 |

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

17, 29, 36, 32, 5, 16, 21, 2, 13, 6, 7, 4, 2, 1, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 10 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 19 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$3.2k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## 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/3175720
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.