# Beauties and the Stranded

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

- Steam appid: 3828610
- Developer: storytaco
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $15.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $5.5k to $8.3k per month (mid $6.9k)
- Opportunity score: $6.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 3.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $19.0k
- Review sentiment: 80% positive across 174 reviews (111 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 51.5 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 1 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $12.5k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $10.9k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $9.9k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $6.9k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (2 months)

91, 12

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 2 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$6.9k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- german: 2%
- russian: 7%
- spanish: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 2%
- schinese: 20%
- brazilian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 4%
- english: 41%
- koreana: 16%

## 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/3828610
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