# Tales of Astel

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

- Steam appid: 3694900
- Developer: Zetlaff
- Released: 2026 · Genre: RPG · List price: $6.99
- Deal grade: B (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $356 to $534 per month (mid $445)
- Opportunity score: $668/month at x1.50 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 1.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $2.9k
- Review sentiment: 72% positive across 40 reviews (38 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 7.6 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Store page localized in only 3 language(s)
- No Steam discount in 4.0 years (deepest tracked: -0%)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $808 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $703 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $637 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $445 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (5 months)

22, 5, 4, 6, 1

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 3 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 5 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$850 net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Estimated acquisition range

$10.7k to $21.4k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $5.3k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- english: 13%
- russian: 87%

## 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/3694900
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