# Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

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

- Steam appid: 4208140
- Developer: Black Tower Basement
- Publisher: Nordcurrent Labs
- Released: 2026 · Genre: RPG · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $24.0k to $36.0k per month (mid $30.0k)
- Opportunity score: $30.0k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 5.7k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $38.2k
- Review sentiment: 67% positive across 186 reviews (178 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 179.0 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 0 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 1 months ago

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $54.5k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $47.4k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $42.9k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $30.0k |

## Markets by review language

- schinese: 2%
- brazilian: 1%
- french: 4%
- german: 12%
- english: 74%
- russian: 5%
- spanish: 1%

## 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/4208140
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