# Empire of Lust 🏛

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

- Steam appid: 3684700
- Developer: Carnality INC
- Publisher: Taboo Tales 💘
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $14.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $586 to $880 per month (mid $733)
- Opportunity score: $733/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 8.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $40.1k
- Review sentiment: 69% positive across 257 reviews (249 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 5.8 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 9 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (9 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 9 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.2k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $733 |

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

191, 14, 16, 11, 5, 6, 5, 6, 2

## Markets by review language

- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 14%
- brazilian: 2%
- german: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 59%
- koreana: 0%
- russian: 20%

## 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/3684700
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.