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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Co-op Typing game?

Co-op + Typing

Only 16 developers shipped a Co-op Typing game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Tap Tap Loot, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced.

Verdict: long shot, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $810, ×0.5 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, but 1 in 20 cleared $170k, ×114 the market median. Revenue is up 100% on the market; 13 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 100% on the market, 13 announced, ×1.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Co-op + Typing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 16
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $719 → $1.9k → $719 (still earning) → $810 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Co-op + Typing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 16
Bottom 30% $300 (exactly $300)
Median $810 (exactly $810)
Top 25% $7.5k (exactly $7,492)
Top 5% $171k (exactly $170,906)
Developers, 2 yr 16
Released games 34
Announced 13
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
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 100% on the market, supply 335% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Co-op
effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync
Typing
effort 1 / 10 · high · keyboard input against a word list

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Co-op, Typing; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Online Co-Op, PvP, RPG
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cartoony, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 81% positive over 1,121 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $810, 1 in 4 over $7.4k, 1 in 20 over $170k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 13 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Co-op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + SuperheroFair9 devs · median $11k · 17 announced
  2. + Boomer ShooterFair16 devs · median $6.9k · 24 announced
  3. + GamblingFair22 devs · median $4.4k · 32 announced
  4. + NinjaFair13 devs · median $4.2k · 13 announced
  5. + Word GameLong shot23 devs · median $267 · 23 announced
  6. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds58 devs · median $515k · 127 announced
  7. + World War IIPoor odds12 devs · median $372k · 23 announced
  8. + AutomationPoor odds48 devs · median $369k · 110 announced
  9. + TransportationPoor odds17 devs · median $369k · 25 announced
  10. + JRPGPoor odds15 devs · median $164k · 19 announced
  11. + Turn-BasedPoor odds12 devs · median $131k · 19 announced
  12. + Extraction ShooterPoor odds25 devs · median $82k · 49 announced

All 230 pairs on the Co-op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Typing of The Dead: Overkill 2013 · $1.7M Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2013 · $1.4M Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! 2020 · $1.1M Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! 2017 · $959k Tap Tap Loot 2026 · $171k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill older $19.99 2,782 87% 83k $1.7M (exactly $1,668,365) Modern Dream
Cook, Serve, Delicious! older $12.99 3,713 95% 111k $1.4M (exactly $1,446,956) Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! older $19.99 1,768 93% 53k $1.1M (exactly $1,060,270) Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! older $14.99 2,133 90% 64k $959k (exactly $959,210) Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Tap Tap Loot $6.99 815 76% 24k $171k (exactly $170,906) Turtle Knight Games
The You Quiz $9.99 100 93% 3.0k $30k (exactly $29,970) Hazard Wizard
Code Velocity $2.99 99 100% 3.0k $8.9k (exactly $8,880) STIM GAMES
Typing Ninja $9.99 25 96% 750 $7.5k (exactly $7,492) Brain Boost Ninja
Beat Paws Odyssey $6.99 26 88% 780 $5.5k (exactly $5,452) mindora games
Gachi Dungeon Master older $2.99 32 96% 960 $2.9k (exactly $2,870) Slippy Floor
Cozy Holiday $4.99 13 100% 390 $1.9k (exactly $1,946) Centurion Developments
oiia $1.49 31 87% 930 $1.4k (exactly $1,386) Meme Game Factory
Typing Clash $4.50 6 100% 180 $810 (exactly $810) Yong Games
TYPER3000 $11.99 2 100% 60 $719 (exactly $719) ALBATROS
The Storyteller $5.99 4 100% 120 $719 (exactly $719) Ferrari Dev

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.