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Should I ship a Nature Spelling game?
Spelling + Nature
Only 7 developers shipped a Nature 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, Serenity Word - Relaxing Puzzle, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 3 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 3 / 10 build.
Only 4 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $210 against a market of $480. 3 games are announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $150 (exactly $150) |
|---|---|
| Median | $208 (exactly $208) |
| Top 25% | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 5% | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 3 |
| 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 up 1335% on the market, supply 35% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, 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
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Spelling
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $1.99 or above; the middle game at $2.99.
The top 10 games average 94% positive over 168 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $150. 3 games are announced against 4 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Spelling with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + MagicFair
- + PvPLong shot
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
- + RoguelikePoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Choices MatterPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
- + StrategyPoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + PvEPoor odds
Comparable games
WORDLAND 2021 · $2.1k 
Tranquil Builds 2024 · $1.7k 
Alpha Zoo 2021 · $1.5k 
WORDLAND - Let's Travel 2022 · $1.3k 
WORDLAND 2 2021 · $1.3k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | WORDLAND | older | $1.99 | 35 94% | 1.1k | $2.1k (exactly $2,090) | Robotizar Games |
| | Tranquil Builds | older | $1.99 | 29 100% | 870 | $1.7k (exactly $1,731) | Big Village Games Ltd |
| | Alpha Zoo | older | $4.99 | 10 100% | 300 | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) | Alpha Zoo LLC |
| | WORDLAND - Let's Travel | older | $1.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $1.3k (exactly $1,313) | Robotizar Games |
| | WORDLAND 2 | older | $1.99 | 21 95% | 630 | $1.3k (exactly $1,254) | Robotizar Games |
 | Serenity Word - Relaxing Puzzle | $9.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | Playsimple Games | |
 | Puzzle Box: 10-in-1 Puzzle Collection | older | $9.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) | BrainVM Games |
 | Flowereverie | $4.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Julian Bliss | |
 | Photo Quiz - Animals | older | $1.99 | 19 84% | 570 | $1.1k (exactly $1,134) | Boogygames Studios |
 | WORDLAND 3 | older | $1.99 | 16 93% | 480 | $955 (exactly $955) | Robotizar Games |
 | Love Letters: First Bloom | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | MixoGames Ltd. | |
 | Hiragana Flashcards | $0.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $208 (exactly $208) | FlapBox Studios | |
 | WordHerd | · EA | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Nellyvision Limited |
 | Små Ord | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Kunnskapstrening IT AS | |
 | Pengzle:Arctic Arcane | $5.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | NOOTNOOT CREW |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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