# Sandboxels

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

- Steam appid: 3664820
- Developer: R74n
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $0.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $418 to $627 per month (mid $523)
- Opportunity score: $523/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 34.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $11.3k
- Review sentiment: 95% positive across 1111 reviews (1065 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 63.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 6 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $949 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $826 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $747 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $523 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (15 months)

80, 27, 29, 65, 58, 80, 230, 62, 78, 66, 63, 51, 69, 55, 74

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 15 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$1.4k 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

- brazilian: 4%
- english: 68%
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 1%
- german: 2%
- koreana: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 22%
- spanish: 3%
- schinese: 1%

## 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/3664820
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.