# White Knuckle

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

- Steam appid: 3195790
- Developer: Dark Machine Games
- Publisher: DreadXP
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Early Access · List price: $16.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $101.5k to $152.3k per month (mid $126.9k)
- Opportunity score: $126.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 410.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $2.3M
- Review sentiment: 98% positive across 13958 reviews (12817 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 890.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $230.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $200.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $181.4k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $126.9k |

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

1544, 1327, 806, 717, 298, 288, 561, 753, 402, 789, 352, 379, 1229, 1054, 877, 1454

## Markets by review language

- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- german: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 75% (game NOT localized in this language)
- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 16% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 100% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: english). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/3195790
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.