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Typing + Cats
Of 24 developers who shipped a Cat Typing game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 6 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $630, ×5.3 the market's $120 for a 2 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is up 1475% on the market; 6 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $628 (exactly $628) |
| Top 25% | $15k (exactly $14,985) |
| Top 5% | $163k (exactly $163,037) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 24 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 6 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $5.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 1475% on the market, supply 300% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Typing; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Desktop Companion, Action, Character Customization
- Price point
- $5.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.
The top 10 games average 85% positive over 3,322 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 6 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Tap Tap Loot 2026 · $171k 
Dyping Escape 2026 · $163k 
PROJEKT GODHAND 2026 · $75k 
NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws 2025 · $69k 
With Your Coworker 2026 · $36k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Tap Tap Loot | $6.99 | 815 76% | 24k | $171k (exactly $170,906) | Turtle Knight Games | |
| | Dyping Escape | $9.99 | 544 91% | 16k | $163k (exactly $163,037) | Heaviside Creations | |
| | PROJEKT GODHAND | $15.80 | 158 96% | 4.7k | $75k (exactly $74,892) | Anarch Entertainment | |
| | NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws | $5.99 | 385 97% | 12k | $69k (exactly $69,184) | Lynkpin Game | |
| | With Your Coworker | $0.99 | 1,220 82% | 37k | $36k (exactly $36,234) | 搖滾冰塊 | |
 | Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, My Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills Save the Kingdom! | $9.99 | 50 92% | 1.5k | $15k (exactly $14,985) | InSpite | |
 | Many Mini Typing Games | $5.99 | 46 97% | 1.4k | $8.3k (exactly $8,266) | GirambQuamb | |
 | Learn Japanese Kana & Vocab with Sushi | $7.00 | 36 91% | 1.1k | $7.6k (exactly $7,560) | The Farting Cat | |
 | Beat Paws Odyssey | $6.99 | 26 88% | 780 | $5.5k (exactly $5,452) | mindora games | |
 | Nekotype Keyboard Cat Simulator | $3.99 | 42 100% | 1.3k | $5.0k (exactly $5,027) | G-GAME |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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