# Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator

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

- Steam appid: 3177280
- Developer: Workaround Games
- Publisher: CreativeForge Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $13.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $250 to $375 per month (mid $313)
- Opportunity score: $313/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 2.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $12.9k
- Review sentiment: 60% positive across 102 reviews (86 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 2.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 10 months ago
- Last build shipped 9 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $568 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $494 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $447 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $313 |

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

49, 5, 4, 2, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 7, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2

## Markets by review language

- french: 8%
- german: 15%
- english: 63%
- russian: 5% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2%
- schinese: 6%
- brazilian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/3177280
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