# Taffy Tales Redux : The Morning After

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

- Steam appid: 4040840
- Developer: UberPie
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $8.3k to $12.5k per month (mid $10.4k)
- Opportunity score: $10.4k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 4.6k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $38.6k
- Review sentiment: 53% positive across 194 reviews (144 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 49.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Last build shipped 3 months ago
- Last discounted 3 months ago, 1 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $18.9k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $16.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $14.9k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $10.4k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (3 months)

100, 34, 15

## Missed seasonal-sale revenue (modeled)

Skipped 2 Steam seasonal sale window(s) in the last 3 months. Running a -50% discount in those windows is modeled at +$5.1k net in total, assuming a unit uplift of x3.0 (industry-typical for old catalog titles). Same ±30-50% error range applies.

## Markets by review language

- spanish: 7%
- schinese: 21%
- brazilian: 7%
- french: 5%
- german: 2% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 50%
- koreana: 2%
- russian: 7% (game NOT localized in this language)

## 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/4040840
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.