Do I ship it?

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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Typing game?

Typing

Of 355 developers who shipped a 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.. 396 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 1 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $530, ×4.5 the market's $120 for a 1 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $150. Revenue is up 45% on the market; 396 games are announced against 244 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 4.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 45% on the market, 396 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Typing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 355
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $838 → $1.2k → $446 → $538 → $533 → $897 → $479 (still earning) → $299 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Typing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 355
Bottom 30% $150 (exactly $150)
Median $533 (exactly $533)
Top 25% $3.8k (exactly $3,835)
Top 5% $158k (exactly $157,904)
Developers, 2 yr 355
Released games 863
Announced 396
Effort 1 / 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 45% on the market, supply 110% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 16%, 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.

Typing
effort 1 / 10 · high · keyboard input against a word list

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
1 / 10 · text and UI only
Systems
Typing
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 93% positive over 25,405 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $150, median $530, 1 in 4 over $3.8k, 1 in 20 over $150k.

3 in 10 developers made under $150. 8 in 10 of the 159 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 396 games are announced against 244 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Typing

50 pairs with a mechanicwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Dating Sim + Typing Fair $8.2k 10 devs
  2. Online Co-Op + Typing Fair $5.0k 16 devs
  3. Roguelite + Typing Fair $2.4k 29 devs
  4. Combat + Typing Fair $2.2k 20 devs
  5. Collectathon + Typing Fair $1.8k 11 devs
  6. Tactical + Typing Fair $1.2k 16 devs
  7. Procedural Generation + Typing Fair $1.1k 26 devs
  8. Programming + Typing Fair $899 31 devs
  9. Logic + Typing Fair $848 47 devs
  10. Simulation + Typing Fair $838 128 devs
  11. Strategy + Typing Fair $807 70 devs
  12. Puzzle + Typing Fair $719 113 devs
  13. PvE + Typing Fair $719 23 devs
  14. Character Customization + Typing Fair $539 27 devs
  15. Point & Click + Typing Fair $535 45 devs
  16. Resource Management + Typing Fair $494 16 devs
  17. Idler + Typing Fair $478 46 devs
  18. Co-op + Typing Long shot $810 16 devs
  19. PvP + Typing Long shot $719 28 devs
  20. Action-Adventure + Typing Long shot $360 14 devs
  21. Immersive Sim + Typing Poor odds $5.4k 27 devs
  22. RPG + Typing Poor odds $4.2k 41 devs
  23. Visual Novel + Typing Poor odds $3.6k 30 devs
  24. Roguelike + Typing Poor odds $2.5k 28 devs
  25. Choices Matter + Typing Poor odds $1.4k 43 devs
  26. Management + Typing Poor odds $1.4k 16 devs
  27. Interactive Fiction + Typing Poor odds $1.3k 44 devs
  28. Investigation + Typing Poor odds $1.2k 22 devs
  29. Adventure + Typing Poor odds $1.2k 70 devs
  30. Multiple Endings + Typing Poor odds $1.2k 33 devs
  31. Physics + Typing Poor odds $1.1k 6 devs
  32. Tabletop + Typing Poor odds $1.0k 14 devs
  33. Sandbox + Typing Poor odds $899 16 devs
  34. Choose Your Own Adventure + Typing Poor odds $898 21 devs
  35. Life Sim + Typing Poor odds $897 19 devs
  36. Action + Typing Poor odds $449 74 devs
  37. Survival + Typing Poor odds $239 14 devs
  38. Time Management + Typing Dead $479 22 devs
  39. 2D Platformer + Typing Dead $479 12 devs
  40. Typing + Word Game Dead $359 124 devs
  41. Incremental + Typing Dead $359 55 devs
  42. Exploration + Typing Dead $359 33 devs
  43. Spelling + Typing Dead $300 72 devs
  44. Trivia + Typing Dead $299 29 devs
  45. Board Game + Typing Dead $299 16 devs
  46. Rhythm + Typing Dead $299 15 devs
  47. Hidden Object + Typing Dead $299 12 devs
  48. Arcade + Typing Dead $239 74 devs
  49. Score Attack + Typing Dead $239 52 devs
  50. Quick-Time Events + Typing Dead $120 16 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Hacknet 2015 · $5.1M Homicipher 2024 · $3.3M Her Story 2015 · $2.5M Epistory - Typing Chronicles 2016 · $1.8M Emily is Away <3 2021 · $1.8M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Hacknet older $9.99 16,910 93% 507k $5.1M (exactly $5,067,927) Team Fractal Alligator
Homicipher $13.99 7,821 96% 235k $3.3M (exactly $3,282,474) 八名木Games
Her Story older $9.99 8,367 89% 251k $2.5M (exactly $2,507,590) Sam Barlow
Epistory - Typing Chronicles older $14.99 4,030 94% 121k $1.8M (exactly $1,812,291) Fishing Cactus
Emily is Away <3 older $9.99 6,036 91% 181k $1.8M (exactly $1,808,989) Kyle Seeley
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill older $19.99 2,782 87% 83k $1.7M (exactly $1,668,365) Modern Dream
Cook, Serve, Delicious! older $12.99 3,713 95% 111k $1.4M (exactly $1,446,956) Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Duskers older $19.99 2,304 90% 69k $1.4M (exactly $1,381,709) Misfits Attic
Cryptmaster older $24.99 1,671 94% 50k $1.3M (exactly $1,252,749) Paul Hart, Lee Williams, Akupara Games
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
AI2U: With You 'Til The End $14.99 2,073 87% 62k $932k (exactly $932,228) AlterStaff Inc.
DEAD LETTER DEPT. $14.99 1,777 95% 53k $799k (exactly $799,117) Mike Monroe, Belief Engine
The Chef's Shift $12.99 1,948 97% 58k $759k (exactly $759,136) Panitia GameDev
Glyphica: Typing Survival · EA $9.99 2,488 90% 75k $746k (exactly $745,654) aliasBLACK
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator $16.99 937 88% 28k $478k (exactly $477,589) HotBunny
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey $9.99 1,543 98% 46k $462k (exactly $462,437) Wagotabi Limited
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) $19.99 632 92% 19k $379k (exactly $379,010) Popcannibal
s.p.l.i.t $2.99 3,862 92% 116k $346k (exactly $346,421) Mike Klubnika

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