# Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 3

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

- Steam appid: 3340810
- Developer: Lonely Troops
- Released: 2024 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $6.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $443 to $664 per month (mid $553)
- Opportunity score: $553/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 15.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $30.7k
- Review sentiment: 92% positive across 513 reviews (469 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 10.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 3 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 | $1.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $874 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $791 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $553 |

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

69, 88, 22, 34, 30, 27, 7, 15, 34, 5, 18, 14, 8, 17, 14, 9, 17, 6, 13, 10, 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 +$4.6k 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

- french: 6%
- german: 11%
- english: 54%
- russian: 19%
- schinese: 3%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 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/3340810
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