# Deliria

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

**Measured on 2026-09-04 03:55 UTC.** The whole Steam catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move a lot between passes.

- Steam appid: 3725650
- Developer: Linesway
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: A (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $4.0k to $5.9k per month (mid $5.0k)
- Opportunity score: $6.4k/month at x1.30 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 2.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $8.2k
- Review sentiment: 54% positive across 63 reviews (61 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 59.1 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $9.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $7.8k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $7.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $5.0k |

## Estimated acquisition range

$118.8k to $237.6k (2-4x the trailing net annuity of $59.4k/year). Same error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- english: 68% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 25% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 100% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: english). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

_Note written 2026-09-04 from that day's data; the figures in the header are live and supersede any numbers here._

Deliria is a sandbox action-building game with Terraria-like mechanics that launched in full release in 2026 but is functionally an alpha build.

Deliria arrived full-price with severe stability, balance, and UI issues that should have kept it in Early Access. The core loop shows promise (strong positive outliers exist, and a mid-sized owner base continues playing), but the 54% positive rate reflects genuine technical debt and combat tuning problems. A buyer acquiring this title would inherit a passionate solo or small-team developer, a playable foundation, and clear roadmap fixes already underway (dev posted as recently as this week). Revival is the only realistic path: this is not a quiet sleeper, it is a visibly broken launch that needs 4-6 months of stabilization and rebalance before it can justify its current $9.99 asking price.

- Most realistic play: revival
- Risk (tech): Widespread crash, softlock, clipping, and performance reports indicate the build was shipped well before playtest readiness; shader issues and world-border integer overflow suggest engine or optimization work remains critical.
- Risk (market): A 50% price cut within 24 hours of launch triggered refund-window backlash and damaged trust; community now expects deep discounts before re-engaging.
- Risk (other): Combat balance is punishing for new players (opening enemies too aggressive; spawning never stops in caves), and UI occlusion bugs (crafting menu hidden behind inventory) block core progression loops.

What players are asking for:
- Early Access reclassification or explicit roadmap with patch dates so expectations reset
- Combat rebalance: enemy aggression tuning, spawn caps in caves, and breathing room at night
- UI overhaul: readable menus, non-overlapping windows, audio settings that actually stick

Suggested first moves:
1. Audit the backlog: pull dev's internal issue tracker and confirm what stabilization work is already queued (crash logs, spawn tuning, menu rendering). A clear 12-week patch roadmap should go live on the Steam store page within 48 hours.
2. Negotiate a soft relaunch: coordinate with Linesway on moving to Early Access if they retain creative control, or sponsor a major patch (0.2.0) that addresses top 10 crash vectors and combat pacing so players see tangible progress before further discounting.
3. Rebuild trust on Steam: push bi-weekly patch notes to the store feed (not Discord), offer a one-time 'launch edition' bundle discount to refund seekers, and lock pricing for 60 days to signal stability commitment.

Generated 2026-09-04 from public signals and player reviews. Directional, not diligence.

## 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/3725650
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