# Tobacco Shop Simulator

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

- Steam appid: 3211680
- Developer: Business Tycoon
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $11.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.6k to $2.4k per month (mid $2.0k)
- Opportunity score: $2.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 26.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $106.0k
- Review sentiment: 90% positive across 949 reviews (824 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 20.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 4 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 4 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $3.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $3.2k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $2.9k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $2.0k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (20 months)

164, 64, 46, 48, 32, 17, 106, 34, 35, 41, 22, 63, 28, 27, 12, 28, 33, 15, 23, 9

## Markets by review language

- french: 12%
- german: 13%
- english: 42%
- russian: 13%
- japanese: 2%
- koreana: 1%
- spanish: 3%
- schinese: 5%
- brazilian: 8%

## 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/3211680
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.