# Malys

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

- Steam appid: 3449690
- Developer: Summerfall Studios
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Indie · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $469 to $704 per month (mid $586)
- Opportunity score: $586/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 5.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $27.3k
- Review sentiment: 79% positive across 190 reviews (170 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 4.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 8 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 8 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 3 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.1k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $926 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $838 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $586 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (13 months)

35, 35, 5, 2, 38, 12, 16, 9, 4, 3, 4, 7, 1

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 5 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 13 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$5.7k 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% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- german: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 92% (game NOT localized in this language)
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 100% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: english). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/3449690
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.