# Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

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

- Steam appid: 3556750
- Developer: Relic Entertainment
- Publisher: Relic Entertainment 
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Strategy · List price: $29.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $66.0k to $99.0k per month (mid $82.5k)
- Opportunity score: $82.5k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 385.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $3.9M
- Review sentiment: 86% positive across 12621 reviews (12049 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 328.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (16 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $149.7k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $130.2k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $117.9k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $82.5k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (12 months)

6293, 866, 589, 1431, 470, 545, 306, 254, 356, 306, 326, 420

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 12 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$179.9k 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

- french: 3%
- german: 5%
- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 60%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 23%
- schinese: 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/3556750
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