# Static Dread: The Lighthouse

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

- Steam appid: 3298940
- Developer: solarsuit.games
- Publisher: Polden Publishing
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $10.90
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.9k to $4.3k per month (mid $3.6k)
- Opportunity score: $3.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 43.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $158.8k
- Review sentiment: 90% positive across 1483 reviews (1358 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 39.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 6 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $6.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $5.7k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $5.2k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.6k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (12 months)

574, 115, 131, 166, 80, 49, 33, 59, 43, 21, 46, 35

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 12 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$7.6k 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

- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 3%
- french: 2%
- german: 1%
- english: 31%
- koreana: 1%
- spanish: 2%
- brazilian: 6%
- russian: 55%

## 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/3298940
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.