# Drone Sector

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

- Steam appid: 3279440
- Developer: Icosphere
- Publisher: MicroProse Software
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $16.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $30.9k to $46.3k per month (mid $38.6k)
- Opportunity score: $38.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 10.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $57.1k
- Review sentiment: 89% positive across 327 reviews (313 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 271.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 1 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $70.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $61.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $55.2k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $38.6k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (1 months)

271

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 1 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$19.3k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- spanish: 1%
- japanese: 5%
- french: 3%
- german: 3%
- koreana: 3%
- schinese: 19%
- brazilian: 1%
- english: 58%
- russian: 7%

## 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/3279440
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.