Niche

Text-Based + Word Game

Games tagged both Text-Based and Word Game: 77 indie paid launches, 4 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Text-Based + Word Game priced under $5.

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

Text-Based + Word Game is too small to compare with Text-Based and is too small to compare with Word Game: 1 of its 60 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 314 launches for Text-Based and 1 of 212 launches for Word Game.

Small sample: 60 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneText-Based

1 of 314launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 314 launches

Typical earnings$213

Launches314 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairText-Based + Word Game

1 of 60launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 60 launches

Typical earnings$141

Launches60 / 1 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoWord Game

1 of 212launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 212 launches

Typical earnings$171

Launches212 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices77 in pair Under $560 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 60 games tagged both Text-Based and Word Game priced under $5. 1 of 60 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 254 for Text-Based-only games and 0 of 152 for Word Game-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Text-Based alone and is too small to compare with Word Game alone.

Both: 60 games priced under $5; 1 of 60 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $141.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 60 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

Homicipherleads this pair74.5%

PairHomicipher74.5%

Text-BasedHomicipher20.1%

Word GameHomicipher24.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Text-Based + 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

Homicipher earned 74.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 77 Text-Based + Word Game launches.
It also leads Text-Based, with 20.1% of that tag's money.
It also leads Word Game, with 24.9% of that tag's money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Text-Based + Word Game is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Text-Based + Word Game through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view49 of 77 launches	Without the breakout76 of 77 launches	Last 18 months20 of 77 launches
Launches counted	774 hits	493 hits	763 hits	201 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 77too few for a rate	3 of 49too few for a rate	3 of 76too few for a rate	1 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$212top tenth $12,297+	$338	$212	$689
Chance against standard	the base	+17.9%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell	-24.0%1.2 fewer in 100	-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+59.4%$126 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+225.0%$477 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Text-Based and Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 77 launches.

Launches counted: 774 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 77too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $212top tenth $12,297+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 77 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 493 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 49too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $338
Chance against standard: +17.9%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +59.4%$126 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (74.5% of the money): 76 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 763 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 76too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $212
Chance against standard: -24.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 77.

Launches counted: 201 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $689
Chance against standard: -3.7%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +225.0%$477 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Text-Based and Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 77 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: 28 of 77 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 (74.5% of the money): 76 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: 20 of 77.

Text-Based holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Text-Based through every lens, all prices
Text-Based	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view549 of 609 launches	Without the breakout608 of 609 launches	Last 18 months155 of 609 launches
Launches counted	60917 hits	54915 hits	60816 hits	1552 hits
Earned $100k+	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.7 in 1001 in 37	2.6 in 1001 in 38	2 of 155too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$607top tenth $16,629+	$737	$607	$574
Chance against standard	the base	-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-53.8%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+21.4%$130 more	0.0%no change	-5.4%$33 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 609 launches.

Launches counted: 60917 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $607top tenth $16,629+
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: 60 of 609 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 54915 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings: $737
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +21.4%$130 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (20.1% of the money): 608 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 60816 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings: $607
Chance against standard: -5.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 155 of 609.

Launches counted: 1552 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 155too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -53.8%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -5.4%$33 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 609 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: 60 of 609 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 (20.1% of the money): 608 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: 155 of 609.

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 Game	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view235 of 356 launches	Without the breakout355 of 356 launches	Last 18 months114 of 356 launches
Launches counted	35613 hits	23511 hits	35512 hits	1142 hits
Earned $100k+	3.7 in 1001 in 27	4.7 in 1001 in 21	3.4 in 1001 in 30	2 of 114too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$435top tenth $18,481+	$544	$425	$574
Chance against standard	the base	+28.2%1.0 more in 100	-7.4%0.3 fewer in 100	-52.0%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+25.1%$109 more	-2.3%$10 less	+32.0%$139 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 356 launches.

Launches counted: 35613 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $435top tenth $18,481+
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 356 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 23511 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $544
Chance against standard: +28.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: +25.1%$109 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (24.9% of the money): 355 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 35512 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $425
Chance against standard: -7.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.3%$10 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 114 of 356.

Launches counted: 1142 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 114too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -52.0%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +32.0%$139 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Word Game, 12 to 36 months old: 356 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 356 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 (24.9% of the money): 355 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: 114 of 356.

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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