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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Typing Roguelite?

Roguelite + Typing

Of 29 developers who shipped a Typing Roguelite 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.. 34 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 3 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $2.4k, ×5.0 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $540. Revenue is up 150% on the market; 34 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 5.0 times the market baseline, revenue up 150% on the market, 34 announced, ×2.0 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Roguelite + Typing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 29
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $150 → $5.4k → $1.7k → $2.2k → $1.8k (still earning) → $4.2k (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Roguelite + Typing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 29
Bottom 30% $539 (exactly $539)
Median $2.4k (exactly $2,395)
Top 25% $7.3k (exactly $7,282)
Top 5% $52k (exactly $52,043)
Developers, 2 yr 29
Released games 42
Announced 34
Effort 3 / 10
AI-buildability High
Typical price $5.99

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 150% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 7%, 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.

Roguelite
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
Roguelite, Typing; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Roguelike, PvE
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Minimalist, Top-Down
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 3,016 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 $2.4k, 1 in 4 over $7.2k, 1 in 20 over $52k.

3 in 10 developers made under $540. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 34 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

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

  1. + Real-TimeFair11 devs · median $11k · 14 announced
  2. + ProgrammingFair24 devs · median $9.3k · 28 announced
  3. + VampiresFair60 devs · median $4.8k · 62 announced
  4. + Grand StrategyFair21 devs · median $2.0k · 23 announced
  5. + IdlerFair166 devs · median $1.5k · 235 announced
  6. + DogsFair30 devs · median $1.3k · 22 announced
  7. + Walking SimulatorFair23 devs · median $1.1k · 23 announced
  8. + Score AttackFair344 devs · median $719 · 450 announced
  9. + Point & ClickFair94 devs · median $600 · 121 announced
  10. + LogicFair144 devs · median $599 · 143 announced
  11. + DwarvesPoor odds21 devs · median $74k · 24 announced
  12. + Extraction ShooterPoor odds21 devs · median $50k · 31 announced

All 229 pairs on the Roguelite page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Duskers 2016 · $1.4M Glyphica: Typing Survival 2024 · EA · $746k MORSE 2025 · $52k Typing Break 2026 · $26k Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, My Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills Save the Kingdom! 2025 · $15k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Duskers older $19.99 2,304 90% 69k $1.4M (exactly $1,381,709) Misfits Attic
Glyphica: Typing Survival · EA $9.99 2,488 90% 75k $746k (exactly $745,654) aliasBLACK
MORSE $13.99 124 93% 3.7k $52k (exactly $52,043) ALJO Games
Typing Break $8.99 96 80% 2.9k $26k (exactly $25,891) Tholus
Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, My Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills Save the Kingdom! $9.99 50 92% 1.5k $15k (exactly $14,985) InSpite
Hacky $4.99 95 93% 2.9k $14k (exactly $14,222) Cuddle Code
Type or Die $13.99 29 31% 870 $12k (exactly $12,171) Type or Die
Kinetype · EA $6.99 36 83% 1.1k $7.5k (exactly $7,549) Morlytic
Author Sim $8.99 27 85% 810 $7.3k (exactly $7,282) EssyTheSlug
Letterlike $7.99 29 93% 870 $7.0k (exactly $6,951) Puzzlelike Studios
Keys of Fury: Typing Action $4.99 42 97% 1.3k $6.3k (exactly $6,287) Elecorn

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