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Physics + Typing
Only 6 developers shipped a Physics Typing 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, A Difficult Game About Letters, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 13 more are announced, ×2.6 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.1k, ×1.7 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $2.9k, ×4.8 the market median. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 13 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.1k (exactly $1,075) |
| Top 25% | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) |
| Top 5% | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 26 |
| Announced | 13 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $3.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 400% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Physics, Typing
- Price point
- $3.99 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 $6.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 84% positive over 685 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 13 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.6 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Physics with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Roguelike DeckbuilderStrong odds
- + Dating SimFair
- + PinballFair
- + World War IIFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + GolfFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + IdlerFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + CatsFair
- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + BilliardsFair
Comparable games
Type:Rider 2013 · $85k 
Duck Race 2022 · EA · $3.6k 
You, Calligrapher 2021 · $3.1k 
A Difficult Game About Letters 2025 · $3.0k 
Infinity Islets 2025 · $1.8k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Type:Rider | older | $4.99 | 566 83% | 17k | $85k (exactly $84,730) | Ex Nihilo, ARTE France |
| | Duck Race | · EA older | $11.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $3.6k (exactly $3,597) | Ibzy Studios |
| | You, Calligrapher | older | $6.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $3.1k (exactly $3,146) | Patha Pradipa 挪灯人 |
| | A Difficult Game About Letters | $4.99 | 20 95% | 600 | $3.0k (exactly $2,994) | Giorgi Abelashvili, Elene Abelashvili,… (Giorgi Abelashvili, Elene Abelashvili, Giga Putkaradze) | |
| | Infinity Islets | $4.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Suspicious Penguin | |
 | On the Keyboard | older | $4.99 | 12 66% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | SBO Games |
 | On Key Up: A Game for Keyboards | older | $3.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Roppy Chop Studios |
 | My Little Cosmos | $1.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $1.1k (exactly $1,075) | PcZ Games | |
 | Relaxicon | older | $1.99 | 17 88% | 510 | $1.0k (exactly $1,015) | · |
 | Fall Words | older | $4.99 | 6 33% | 180 | $898 (exactly $898) | Fall Words |
 | Insert Coin: Arcade Party | $3.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | BehaUlas | |
 | Keyboard Simulator | $3.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Arbothonas | |
 | DESCO | $1.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Tofu Soup |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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