# Tales Beyond The Tomb - Route 86

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

- Steam appid: 3860920
- Developer: 616 GAMES
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $5.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $268 to $402 per month (mid $335)
- Opportunity score: $335/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 6.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $12.8k
- Review sentiment: 88% positive across 222 reviews (199 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 6.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (15 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $608 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $529 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $478 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $335 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (12 months)

87, 30, 21, 5, 10, 6, 1, 7, 7, 4, 8, 13

## Markets by review language

- french: 5%
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- brazilian: 9% (game NOT localized in this language)
- german: 8%
- english: 54%
- russian: 9% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 6%
- japanese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 7% (game NOT localized in this language)

Localization gap: 27% of measured reviews are written in languages the game does not support (top: russian). Localizing is likely immediate market expansion.

## 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/3860920
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.