# Backseat Drivers

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

- Steam appid: 3558400
- Developer: GhostJam Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.7k to $2.5k per month (mid $2.1k)
- Opportunity score: $2.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 21.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $72.8k
- Review sentiment: 78% positive across 1194 reviews (679 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 25.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 8 months ago
- Last build shipped 7 months ago
- 43% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $3.9k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $3.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $3.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $2.1k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (10 months)

268, 156, 45, 63, 26, 27, 29, 14, 21, 35

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 10 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$6.5k 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%
- english: 58%
- brazilian: 3%
- german: 6%
- koreana: 5%
- russian: 18%
- spanish: 1%
- japanese: 0%
- schinese: 6%

## 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/3558400
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