# Avernum 4: Greed and Glory

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

- Steam appid: 3882020
- Developer: Spiderweb Software
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $447 to $670 per month (mid $559)
- Opportunity score: $559/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 4.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $27.9k
- Review sentiment: 95% positive across 188 reviews (130 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 3.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 10 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 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 | $1.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $882 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $798 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $559 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (10 months)

63, 33, 12, 3, 6, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3

## Markets by review language

- german: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 84% (game NOT localized in this language)
- koreana: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- russian: 4% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- french: 6% (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.

## 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/3882020
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.