# NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN

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

- Steam appid: 4177730
- Developer: Purple Software
- Publisher: Sekai Project
- Released: 2026 · Genre: Casual · List price: $24.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $17.4k to $26.1k per month (mid $21.7k)
- Opportunity score: $21.7k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 10.2k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $85.5k
- Review sentiment: 98% positive across 377 reviews (319 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 103.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 2 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (4 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 2 months ago
- Store page localized in only 2 language(s)
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 3 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $39.4k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $34.3k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $31.0k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $21.7k |

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

189, 78, 44

## 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 +$12.8k 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

- russian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- spanish: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- japanese: 0% (game NOT localized in this language)
- schinese: 87%
- brazilian: 1% (game NOT localized in this language)
- english: 11%

## 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/4177730
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.