# Ghost Master: Resurrection

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

- Steam appid: 3289090
- Developer: Mechano Story Studio
- Publisher: Strategy First
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Indie · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.5k to $3.7k per month (mid $3.1k)
- Opportunity score: $3.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 11.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $78.5k
- Review sentiment: 83% positive across 420 reviews (366 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 18.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $5.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $4.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $4.4k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (21 months)

35, 9, 9, 2, 33, 8, 8, 13, 15, 4, 6, 26, 45, 26, 21, 9, 47, 25, 9, 11, 10

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 21 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$7.8k 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

- french: 2%
- german: 6%
- english: 59%
- russian: 25%
- spanish: 5%
- schinese: 2%

## 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/3289090
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