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Should I ship a Magic Spelling game?
Spelling + Magic
Only 15 developers shipped a Magic Spelling 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, Keine's Expanding Class!, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×3.5 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is flat on the market; 14 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,648) |
| Top 25% | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) |
| Top 5% | $26k (exactly $25,697) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 15 |
| Released games | 28 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 flat on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Spelling
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 93% positive over 233 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Spelling with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
- + RoguelikePoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Choices MatterPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
- + StrategyPoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + PvEPoor odds
- + Visual NovelDead
Comparable games
スペルトナエル 2024 · $93k 
Keine's Expanding Class! 2026 · $26k 
Spellspire 2017 · $18k 
WonderLang Japanese 2025 · $10k 
Necrotyper 2024 · $5.4k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | スペルトナエル | older | $8.99 | 344 97% | 10k | $93k (exactly $92,777) | おまど |
| | Keine's Expanding Class! | $5.99 | 143 99% | 4.3k | $26k (exactly $25,697) | HornyMelon | |
| | Spellspire | older | $9.99 | 60 81% | 1.8k | $18k (exactly $17,982) | 10tons Ltd |
| | WonderLang Japanese | $24.99 | 14 42% | 420 | $10k (exactly $10,496) | bair games | |
| | Necrotyper | $14.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) | Vildiur | |
 | Spellstrife | older | $12.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $4.7k (exactly $4,676) | Ben Coffman |
 | Typomagical | $9.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | Sigcom | |
 | Terra Alia VR: A Multilingual Adventure | $19.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | 30 Parallel | |
 | Spell Wizard | $2.99 | 25 84% | 750 | $2.2k (exactly $2,242) | Wushed | |
 | Spelly Cat | · EA | $9.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $2.1k (exactly $2,098) | Brkn Fixie Games |
 | SPELLCAST | $10.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.6k (exactly $1,648) | BEDiBUG Concepts | |
 | WonderLang English | $24.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $1.5k (exactly $1,499) | bair games | |
 | Lost Pages: Classic | · EA | $8.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.3k (exactly $1,348) | Jiffycrew |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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