# Road to Empress I

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

- Steam appid: 3478050
- Developer:  New One Studio
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $8.49
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $25.9k to $38.9k per month (mid $32.4k)
- Opportunity score: $32.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 383.8k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $1.1M
- Review sentiment: 87% positive across 13186 reviews (11994 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 455.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

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

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $58.8k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $51.2k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $46.3k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $32.4k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (11 months)

6836, 1611, 1094, 636, 358, 315, 405, 249, 196, 1172, 394

## Markets by review language

- schinese: 74%
- koreana: 9%
- russian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 1%
- german: 0%
- english: 15%
- spanish: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 0%

## 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/3478050
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.