# A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

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

- Steam appid: 3694480
- Developer: Aarimous
- Publisher: Aarimous and Thornity
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $6.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $9.8k to $14.7k per month (mid $12.3k)
- Opportunity score: $12.3k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 103.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $242.6k
- Review sentiment: 89% positive across 3298 reviews (3235 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 209.2 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $22.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $19.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $17.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $12.3k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (8 months)

1591, 414, 321, 336, 133, 189, 135, 141

## Markets by review language

- brazilian: 6%
- german: 3%
- english: 63%
- koreana: 7%
- russian: 6%
- spanish: 3%
- japanese: 4%
- french: 2%
- schinese: 7%

## 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/3694480
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