# Rehaunted > ResidualPlay case file: an overlooked Steam game still earning residual revenue. Estimates carry a ±30-50% error range per title. **Measured on 2026-09-15 13:12 UTC.** The whole Steam catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move a lot between passes. - Steam appid: 4538140 - Developer: Cauchemar - Released: 2026 · Genre: Adventure · List price: $7.99 - Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal) - Est. net residual revenue: $4.9k to $7.3k per month (mid $6.1k) - Opportunity score: $6.1k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier - Est. lifetime owners: 4.0k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $10.6k - Review sentiment: 57% positive across 105 reviews (99 from Steam purchases) - Review velocity: 91.5 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 | $11.1k | | After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $9.7k | | After refunds (-9.5% median) | $8.8k | | Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $6.1k | ## Markets by review language - english: 46% - russian: 25% - spanish: 2% - japanese: 1% - schinese: 6% - brazilian: 2% - french: 3% - german: 15% ## Methodology Units are estimated from Steam-purchase reviews times a release-cohort multiplier, 40-75x by year. Cohorts from 2020 on are calibrated against 182 sales milestones announced by developers; older ones follow the published Boxleiter tables. 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/4538140 Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when you publish or quote these estimates.