# Steel Seed

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

- Steam appid: 458430
- Developer: Storm in a Teacup
- Publisher: ESDigital Games
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Action · List price: $39.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $2.9k to $4.3k per month (mid $3.6k)
- Opportunity score: $3.6k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 10.9k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $146.8k
- Review sentiment: 78% positive across 413 reviews (342 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 10.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 3 months ago
- Studio active elsewhere (2 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
- Last build shipped 3 months ago
- Last discounted 0 months ago, 9 sales in the last 12 months

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

| Stage | USD/month |
|---|---|
| Gross storefront sales | $6.5k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $5.6k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $5.1k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $3.6k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (16 months)

132, 30, 31, 15, 14, 22, 7, 12, 17, 9, 4, 10, 3, 32, 11, 4

## 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/458430
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.