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Idler + Typing
Of 46 developers who shipped a Typing Idler 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.. 68 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 1 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $480, ×4.0 the market's $120 for a 1 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is up 300% on the market; 68 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $238 (exactly $238) |
|---|---|
| Median | $478 (exactly $478) |
| Top 25% | $1.4k (exactly $1,386) |
| Top 5% | $36k (exactly $36,234) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 46 |
| Released games | 76 |
| Announced | 68 |
| Effort | 1 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $2.99 |
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 300% on the market, supply 220% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 26%, 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
- 1 / 10 · text and UI only
- Systems
- Idler, Typing; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Incremental, Simulation, Character Customization
- Price point
- $2.99 typical · top 25% priced $6.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $6.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 2,325 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. 9 in 10 of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 68 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Idler with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + FarmingStrong odds
- + Hack and SlashFair
- + DrivingFair
- + LootFair
- + FPSFair
- + Turn-Based CombatFair
- + Turn-Based StrategyFair
- + Dynamic NarrationFair
- + Dark FantasyFair
- + CapitalismFair
- + SwordplayFair
Comparable games
NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws 2025 · $69k 
Typing Farmer 2026 · $61k 
With Your Coworker 2026 · $36k 
Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding) 2026 · EA · $9.3k 
Yuki-Onna Checker 2026 · $9.1k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws | $5.99 | 385 97% | 12k | $69k (exactly $69,184) | Lynkpin Game | |
| | Typing Farmer | $4.99 | 410 87% | 12k | $61k (exactly $61,377) | MilkwayStudio | |
| | With Your Coworker | $0.99 | 1,220 82% | 37k | $36k (exactly $36,234) | 搖滾冰塊 | |
| | Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding) | · EA | $7.99 | 39 71% | 1.2k | $9.3k (exactly $9,348) | Raclette Games |
| | Yuki-Onna Checker | $2.99 | 101 89% | 3.0k | $9.1k (exactly $9,060) | 闇宮 | |
 | 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 | |
 | How to Grow Your Sausage | $3.99 | 40 95% | 1.2k | $4.8k (exactly $4,788) | Little Horror Studios | |
 | Duck Race | · EA older | $11.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.6k (exactly $3,597) | Ibzy Studios |
 | Masonic Mysteries: Secrets Unveiled | older | $9.99 | 12 50% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Play Games Ltd |
 | Hamster Talk | $4.99 | 22 81% | 660 | $3.3k (exactly $3,293) | LINE Games Corporation | |
 | Girl Terminal | $1.99 | 40 95% | 1.2k | $2.4k (exactly $2,388) | 齿轮游戏 |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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