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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Multiple Endings Typing game?

Multiple Endings + Typing

Of 33 developers who shipped a Multiple Endings 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.. 51 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×2.4 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $970k, ×2053 the market median. Revenue is down 50% on the market; 51 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.4 times the market baseline, revenue down 50% on the market, 51 announced, ×2.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Multiple Endings + Typing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 33
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $51k → $1.5k → $3.7k → $3.9k → $987 (still earning) → $848 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Multiple Endings + Typing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 33
Bottom 30% $539 (exactly $539)
Median $1.2k (exactly $1,150)
Top 25% $8.1k (exactly $8,084)
Top 5% $975k (exactly $975,383)
Developers, 2 yr 33
Released games 67
Announced 51
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
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 down 50% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Multiple Endings
effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
Typing
effort 1 / 10 · high · keyboard input against a word list

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
Systems
Multiple Endings, Typing; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Simulation, Choices Matter, Interactive Fiction
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $16.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Atmospheric, 2D, Text-Based
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $16.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 17,055 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $540, median $1.2k, 1 in 4 over $8.0k, 1 in 20 over $970k.

3 in 10 developers made under $540. 6 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 51 games are announced against 20 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Multiple Endings with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + FMVStrong odds128 devs · median $65k · 93 announced
  2. + WuxiaFair11 devs · median $230k · 18 announced
  3. + Level EditorFair17 devs · median $8.1k · 23 announced
  4. + Job SimulatorFair32 devs · median $5.8k · 42 announced
  5. + SuperheroFair15 devs · median $4.5k · 22 announced
  6. + 4 Player LocalFair10 devs · median $3.6k · 10 announced
  7. + Escape RoomFair37 devs · median $2.2k · 32 announced
  8. + GamblingFair30 devs · median $1.8k · 42 announced
  9. + TriviaFair14 devs · median $1.7k · 15 announced
  10. + Score AttackFair40 devs · median $599 · 49 announced
  11. + ArcadeFair176 devs · median $598 · 180 announced
  12. + Arena ShooterFair18 devs · median $597 · 16 announced

All 214 pairs on the Multiple Endings page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Homicipher 2024 · $3.3M Emily is Away <3 2021 · $1.8M Home Safety Hotline 2024 · $1.2M S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH 2025 · $975k Event[0] 2016 · $869k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Homicipher $13.99 7,821 96% 235k $3.3M (exactly $3,282,474) 八名木Games
Emily is Away <3 older $9.99 6,036 91% 181k $1.8M (exactly $1,808,989) Kyle Seeley
Home Safety Hotline older $14.99 2,763 90% 83k $1.2M (exactly $1,242,521) Night Signal Entertainment
S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH $13.99 2,324 90% 70k $975k (exactly $975,383) U0U Games
Event[0] older $19.99 1,449 79% 43k $869k (exactly $868,965) Ocelot Society
DEAD LETTER DEPT. $14.99 1,777 95% 53k $799k (exactly $799,117) Mike Monroe, Belief Engine
7 Days to End with You older $7.99 3,327 87% 100k $797k (exactly $797,482) Lizardry
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator $16.99 937 88% 28k $478k (exactly $477,589) HotBunny
s.p.l.i.t $2.99 3,862 92% 116k $346k (exactly $346,421) Mike Klubnika
The Crimson Diamond older $14.99 653 96% 20k $294k (exactly $293,654) Julia Minamata
Sofia in Exchange for Lies $25.99 164 81% 4.9k $128k (exactly $127,871) MUTAN, storynote
The Carcass $9.99 76 26% 2.3k $23k (exactly $22,777) PiqFocus Interactive
Hermes Library $15.99 17 88% 510 $8.2k (exactly $8,155) SoaringHeart
Detective Worden $4.99 54 85% 1.6k $8.1k (exactly $8,084) Domestic Black Cat
Hate You $7.99 23 95% 690 $5.5k (exactly $5,513) PALINI

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