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Combat + Typing
Of 20 developers who shipped a Combat 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.. 26 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.2k, ×3.6 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is up 150% on the market; 26 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.2k (exactly $2,242) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $11,266) |
| Top 5% | $342k (exactly $341,726) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 20 |
| Released games | 35 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 150% on the market, supply 135% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Combat, Typing; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Adventure, Exploration
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Minimalist
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 1,391 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Combat with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Real-Time with PauseStrong odds
- + 4XFair
- + VampiresFair
- + SnowFair
- + Walking SimulatorFair
- + Match 3Long shot
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + Political SimPoor odds
- + Extraction ShooterPoor odds
- + Dating SimPoor odds
- + LGBTQ+Poor odds
- + ProgrammingPoor odds
Comparable games
Blood Typers 2025 · $342k 
MORSE 2025 · $52k 
Outshine 2022 · $29k 
Typing Break 2026 · $26k 
Portalborn 2026 · EA · $22k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Blood Typers | $12.49 | 912 94% | 27k | $342k (exactly $341,726) | Outer Brain Studios | |
| | MORSE | $13.99 | 124 93% | 3.7k | $52k (exactly $52,043) | ALJO Games | |
| | Outshine | older | $12.99 | 74 89% | 2.2k | $29k (exactly $28,838) | Fishing Cactus |
| | Typing Break | $8.99 | 96 80% | 2.9k | $26k (exactly $25,891) | Tholus | |
| | Portalborn | · EA | $9.99 | 72 93% | 2.2k | $22k (exactly $21,578) | TheHand |
 | Camelot 10000CE | $7.99 | 47 93% | 1.4k | $11k (exactly $11,266) | Miziziziz | |
 | Tales of Terror | $4.99 | 48 50% | 1.4k | $7.2k (exactly $7,186) | BearfoxBear | |
 | Necrotyper | $14.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) | Vildiur | |
 | Keyboard Warrior | $4.99 | 34 97% | 1.0k | $5.1k (exactly $5,090) | Grouch, SuitNtie | |
 | Typing Hero | older | $14.99 | 11 100% | 330 | $4.9k (exactly $4,947) | Risen Realms |
 | KeyBreach | $4.99 | 21 95% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | sawworm Games | |
 | Spell Wizard | $2.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $2.2k (exactly $2,242) | Wushed |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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