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Niches / Typing + Word Game

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Typing + Word Game

Games tagged both Typing and Word Game: 61 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Typing + Word Game priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Typing and beats Word Game; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Typing and is too small to compare with Word Game.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?Under $5

Typing + Word Game is too small to compare with Typing and is too small to compare with Word Game: 0 of its 39 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 125 launches for Typing and 1 of 213 launches for Word Game.

Small sample: 39 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneTyping
1 of 125launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 125 launches
Typical earnings$195
Launches125 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairTyping + Word Game
0 of 39launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 39 launches
$1k+15 in 100
$10k+0 of 39 launches
Launches39 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoWord Game
1 of 213launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 213 launches
Typical earnings$162
Launches213 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices61 in pairUnder $539 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 39 games tagged both Typing and Word Game priced under $5. 0 of 39 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 86 for Typing-only games and 1 of 174 for Word Game-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Typing alone and is too small to compare with Word Game alone.

Both: 39 games priced under $5; 0 of 39 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 in 100 · $10k+ 0 of 39 launches · $100k+ 0 of 39 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 39 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Cryptmasterleads this pair49.9%
PairCryptmaster49.9%
TypingCryptmaster16.2%
Word GameHomicipher27.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Typing + Word Game

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Cryptmaster earned 49.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 61 Typing + Word Game launches.
  • It also leads Typing, with 16.2% of that tag's money.
  • Word Game is led by Homicipher, with 27.3% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Typing + Word Game holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Typing + Word Game through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view57 of 61 launchesWithout the breakout60 of 61 launchesLast 18 months22 of 61 launches
Launches counted615 hits575 hits604 hits221 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 128.8 in 1001 in 114 of 60too few for a rate1 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+11 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 38 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+7.0%0.6 more in 100-18.7%1.5 fewer in 100-44.5%3.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Typing and Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 61 launches.

Launches counted
615 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+
11 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 38 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 61 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
575 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+7.0%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cryptmaster (49.9% of the money): 60 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
604 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 60too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.7%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 61.

Launches counted
221 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-44.5%3.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Typing and Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 61 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 61 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Cryptmaster (49.9% of the money): 60 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 61.

Typing holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Typing through every lens, all prices
TypingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view176 of 187 launchesWithout the breakout186 of 187 launchesLast 18 months63 of 187 launches
Launches counted18714 hits17613 hits18613 hits633 hits
Earned $100k+7.5 in 1001 in 137.4 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 143 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$343top tenth $39,027+$386$343under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100-36.4%2.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+12.5%$43 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Typing, 12 to 36 months old: 187 launches.

Launches counted
18714 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$343top tenth $39,027+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 187 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
17613 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$386
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.5%$43 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cryptmaster (16.2% of the money): 186 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
18613 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$343
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 187.

Launches counted
633 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-36.4%2.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Typing, 12 to 36 months old: 187 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 187 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Cryptmaster (16.2% of the money): 186 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 187.

Word Game is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Word Game through every lens, all prices
Word GameBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view236 of 357 launchesWithout the breakout356 of 357 launchesLast 18 months110 of 357 launches
Launches counted35715 hits23613 hits35614 hits1102 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 245.5 in 1001 in 183.9 in 1001 in 252 of 110too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$454top tenth $20,907+$541$454$595
Chance against standardthe base+31.1%1.3 more in 100-6.4%0.3 fewer in 100-56.7%2.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+19.2%$87 more0.0%no change+31.1%$141 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 357 launches.

Launches counted
35715 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$454top tenth $20,907+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 121 of 357 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
23613 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$541
Chance against standard
+31.1%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+19.2%$87 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (27.3% of the money): 356 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
35614 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$454
Chance against standard
-6.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 357.

Launches counted
1102 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 110too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$595
Chance against standard
-56.7%2.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+31.1%$141 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 357 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 121 of 357 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (27.3% of the money): 356 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 357.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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