# Tentacaliens: Making Ends Meet in a New World

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

- Steam appid: 3531990
- Developer: Acerola
- Publisher: Kagura Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: RPG · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $302 to $452 per month (mid $377)
- Opportunity score: $603/month at x1.60 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 1.9k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $9.3k
- Review sentiment: 85% positive across 94 reviews (58 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 3.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- No developer announcement on record, ever
- Studio active elsewhere (7 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 11 months ago
- Store page localized in only 3 language(s)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $684 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $595 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $539 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $377 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (9 months)

28, 9, 4, 4, 5, 3, 2, 2, 2

## Estimated acquisition range

$9.0k to $18.1k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $4.5k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- japanese: 2%
- schinese: 52%
- english: 37%
- koreana: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/3531990
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.