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Word Game + Nature
Only 12 developers shipped a Nature Word 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, Jukai Maze, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 8 more are announced.
Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.0k, ×2.1 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $240. Revenue is up 410% on the market; 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $239 (exactly $239) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.0k (exactly $1,008) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
| Top 5% | $22k (exactly $22,438) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 12 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 8 |
| 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 410% on the market, supply 30% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Word Game
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 10 games average 87% positive over 178 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $240. All of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 8 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
Jukai Maze 2026 · $22k 
Online Sparkler 2022 · $11k 
Cave Guessers 2022 · $7.1k 
На недельку до второго 2025 · $3.9k 
Humanoid 2024 · $3.1k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jukai Maze | $6.99 | 107 86% | 3.2k | $22k (exactly $22,438) | 致意 | |
| | Online Sparkler | older | $4.99 | 72 88% | 2.2k | $11k (exactly $10,778) | 宮村あつき |
| | Cave Guessers | older | $3.99 | 59 66% | 1.8k | $7.1k (exactly $7,062) | Acureus |
| | На недельку до второго | $4.99 | 26 100% | 780 | $3.9k (exactly $3,892) | UrbanWanderer | |
| | Humanoid | older | $14.99 | 7 0% | 210 | $3.1k (exactly $3,148) | BinaryBrigade, Seywan Jahani |
 | Washed Up! | older | $5.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $2.2k (exactly $2,156) | Old Doorways Ltd |
 | WORDLAND | older | $1.99 | 35 94% | 1.1k | $2.1k (exactly $2,090) | Robotizar Games |
 | Jixo: Summer Dreams Collector's Edition | $9.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | MixoGames Ltd. | |
 | 易经·占卜 | $6.00 | 8 75% | 240 | $1.4k (exactly $1,440) | 三页先生 | |
 | WORDLAND - Let's Travel | older | $1.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $1.3k (exactly $1,313) | Robotizar Games |
 | Flowereverie | $4.99 | 8 87% | 240 | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) | Julian Bliss | |
 | cijian appearance | $2.40 | 14 78% | 420 | $1.0k (exactly $1,008) | 万象重工制作zu | |
 | Wordy Rain | $6.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $629 (exactly $629) | Shadow Dog Games | |
 | Peaceful Gardens 2: Cute Cats - Hidden Objects Collector's Edition | $13.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $420 (exactly $420) | BrainVM Games | |
 | Love Letters: First Bloom | $4.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $299 (exactly $299) | MixoGames Ltd. | |
 | Castle Creampuff | $1.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | c8mball |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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