# Builders of Egypt

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

- Steam appid: 818520
- Developer: Strategy Labs
- Released: 2025 · Genre: Indie · List price: $19.99
- Deal grade: C (A = dormant with >=$5k/mo opportunity, D = low signal)
- Est. net residual revenue: $1.0k to $1.5k per month (mid $1.3k)
- Opportunity score: $1.3k/month at x1.00 dormancy multiplier
- Est. lifetime owners: 14.4k · Est. lifetime net revenue: $96.7k
- Review sentiment: 33% positive across 499 reviews (451 from Steam purchases)
- Review velocity: 7.7 reviews/month (6-month average)

## Why it's flagged

- Developer active, last post 9 months ago
- Last build shipped 9 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 | $2.3k |
| After VAT / sales tax (-13% blended) | $2.0k |
| After refunds (-9.5% median) | $1.8k |
| Net to developer (after Steam 30%) | $1.3k |

## Monthly review counts, oldest to newest (19 months)

238, 26, 15, 14, 6, 5, 13, 11, 40, 10, 16, 11, 4, 9, 4, 4, 8, 8, 13

## 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/818520
Citation: please cite ResidualPlay (https://residualplay.com) when using these estimates.