# Bit Buddy

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

- Steam appid: 3874950
- Developer: Salt Fish Studio
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Casual · List price: $1.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $707 to $1.1k per month (mid $884)
- Opportunity score: $884/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 12.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $8.4k
- Review sentiment: 99% positive across 470 reviews (395 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 53.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Last discounted 1 months ago, 8 sales in the last 12 months
- Proven demand elasticity: x3.8 review velocity during past deep sales

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $1.6k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $1.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.3k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $884 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (9 months)

43, 17, 8, 27, 17, 27, 47, 104, 96

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 1 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 9 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$632 net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.8 taken from this game's own sale history. Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- german: 1%
- english: 58%
- koreana: 7%
- russian: 5%
- spanish: 2%
- japanese: 1%
- schinese: 23%
- brazilian: 2%

## 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/3874950
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.