# Ascend From Nine Mountains

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

- Steam appid: 3992260
- Developer: Nine Ascension Studios
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $3.1k to $4.6k per month (mid $3.9k)
- Opportunity score: $3.9k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 9.1k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $60.9k
- Review sentiment: 94% positive across 291 reviews (284 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 23.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Last build shipped 0 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $7.0k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $6.1k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $5.5k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.9k |

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

63, 21, 19, 40, 11, 17, 23, 17, 28, 42

## Markets by review language

- brazilian: 1%
- french: 1%
- german: 2%
- english: 75%
- koreana: 3%
- russian: 7%
- spanish: 1%
- schinese: 10%

## 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/3992260
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