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Match 3 + Word Game
Only 10 developers shipped a Word Game Match 3 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, Writer's Block, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 2 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $210 in the last 2 years and $150 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 6 developers shipped in the last year and 2 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $210 (exactly $210) |
| Top 25% | $1.0k (exactly $1,015) |
| Top 5% | $10k (exactly $10,190) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 2 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $5.55 |
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 160% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
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
- Match 3, Word Game
- Price point
- $5.55 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 94% positive over 65 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 2 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Last Lovers 绿洲之爱 2022 · $11k 
Writer's Block 2026 · $10k 
自由人生模拟 Free Life Simulation 2022 · $3.5k 
A Ridiculous Waste of Time 2026 · $1.8k 
Adventure Trip: New York Collector's Edition 2022 · $1.5k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Last Lovers 绿洲之爱 | older | $8.99 | 39 79% | 1.2k | $11k (exactly $10,518) | P. G. 制作组, V.P. TEAM |
| | Writer's Block | $9.99 | 34 94% | 1.0k | $10k (exactly $10,190) | SinksAdventure | |
| | 自由人生模拟 Free Life Simulation | older | $3.99 | 29 58% | 870 | $3.5k (exactly $3,471) | Kaka Ku Games Inc. |
| | A Ridiculous Waste of Time | $9.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Ridiculous Games | |
| | Adventure Trip: New York Collector's Edition | older | $9.99 | 5 80% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | Point8 Games Inc. |
 | Hanzi Match | $1.99 | 17 94% | 510 | $1.0k (exactly $1,015) | Meow Meow Games | |
 | Moving Letters | older | $0.99 | 31 58% | 930 | $921 (exactly $921) | Airem |
 | Sexy Match Tale : Three Piggies-Love's Trio | older | $1.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $776 (exactly $776) | MISHRA GAMES |
 | Adventure Trip: Amazing World 2 Collector's Edition | older | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Point8 Games Inc. |
 | Word Hunt Fever | older | $1.49 | 10 90% | 300 | $447 (exactly $447) | Deborah Vellozo |
 | Sexy Match Tale : Hansel and Gretel | $1.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | MISHRA GAMES, 纏月室 | |
 | Blather | $6.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | Mama Makes Games | |
 | Diamond Word | $5.55 | 1 100% | 30 | $166 (exactly $166) | DPRO | |
 | Snail Race | · EA | $2.00 | 1 100% | 30 | $60 (exactly $60) | Tautvydas Vedeckas |
 | 3072 | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | gamescdk | |
 | 摸鱼游戏合集Moya Game Pack | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | fire | |
 | THE MINIGAME CABINET | $11.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Ragecore Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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