# Burglin' Gnomes

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

- Steam appid: 3844970
- Developer: Fobri
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $131.5k to $197.3k per month (mid $164.4k)
- Opportunity score: $164.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 132.5k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $443.8k
- Review sentiment: 85% positive across 4955 reviews (4140 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 1963.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 1 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 2 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $298.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $259.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $235.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $164.4k |

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

2796, 1130

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 2 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$117.1k 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

- spanish: 4%
- japanese: 0%
- brazilian: 2%
- german: 2%
- schinese: 4%
- french: 2%
- english: 61%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 23%

## 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/3844970
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.