# Go Ape Ship!

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

- Steam appid: 4037180
- Developer: Sound Games
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Action · List price: $9.99
- Deal grade: D (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $424 to $636 per month (mid $530)
- Opportunity score: $530/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 1.3k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $4.3k
- Review sentiment: 44% positive across 453 reviews (40 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 6.3 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 5 months ago
- Last build shipped 5 months ago
- 91% of reviews come from key activations (excluded from revenue estimates)

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $963 |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $838 |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $758 |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $530 |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (6 months)

1, 22, 4, 3, 7, 1

## Markets by review language

- brazilian: 3% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 76%
- koreana: 5%
- spanish: 5%
- japanese: 8%
- schinese: 3%

## 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/4037180
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.