# Idle Cultivation

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

**Measured on 2026-08-30 10:31 UTC.** The whole Steam catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move a lot between passes.

- Steam appid: 3697240
- Developer: Linmios
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $3.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $104 to $156 per month (mid $130)
- Opportunity score: $169/month at x1.30 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 5.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $7.5k
- Review sentiment: 78% positive across 144 reviews (140 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 3.9 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)
- Last discounted 2 months ago, 4 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $236 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $205 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $186 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $130 |

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

31, 14, 9, 16, 6, 7, 11, 6, 7, 8, 6, 5, 4, 7, 3

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 6 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 15 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$886 net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Methodology

Units are estimated from Steam-purchase reviews times a release-cohort multiplier, 40-75x by year. Cohorts from 2020 on are calibrated against 182 sales milestones announced by developers; older ones follow the published Boxleiter tables. 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/3697240
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