# The Greenening

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

- Steam appid: 3441280
- Developer: Erkberg Games
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Casual · List price: $4.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $4.9k to $7.3k per month (mid $6.1k)
- Opportunity score: $6.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 14.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $24.5k
- Review sentiment: 97% positive across 473 reviews (457 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 145.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $11.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $9.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $8.7k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $6.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (3 months)

247, 99, 90

## Markets by review language

- german: 10%
- english: 70%
- spanish: 1%
- schinese: 2%
- brazilian: 3%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 7%
- japanese: 1%
- french: 3%

## 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/3441280
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.