# DREADZONE

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

- Steam appid: 3484300
- Developer: Eshed
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $29.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.3k to $3.5k per month (mid $2.9k)
- Opportunity score: $2.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 36.9k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $370.7k
- Review sentiment: 51% positive across 1210 reviews (1152 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 11.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 3 months ago
- Last build shipped 3 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $5.2k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $4.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $4.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $2.9k |

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

834, 85, 58, 30, 18, 41, 51, 8, 20, 12, 9, 7, 13

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 13 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$107.1k 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%
- japanese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 4%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 6%
- german: 23%
- english: 48%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 15%

## 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/3484300
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.