How much revenue did Tyfortress: Tactical Typing make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tyfortress: Tactical Typing sell?

Q: How many copies did Tyfortress: Tactical Typing sell?

868 to 1k copies, based on its 35 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 868–1k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 35 reviews (Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Tyfortress: Tactical Typing and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tyfortress: Tactical Typing's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7k–28k

best case 36k (Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered)

Games like Tyfortress: Tactical Typing

A typical game among these

≈ 7k–28k copies

≈ $6k–$34k after Steam's cut

from ~173 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered at ≈ 27k–45k copies, ≈ $60k–$162k after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Typing (8 of 8) and Word Game (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Spelling + Typing, priced around $8.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered 2015	Est. copies ≈ 27k–45k 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $60k–$162k after Steam's cut $110k–$250k before Steam's cut	$7.99	563 reviews Very Positive	CasualSpelling
Typefighters (Steam Edition) 2016	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before Steam's cut	$1.99	163 reviews Mostly Positive	TypingEducation
Mini Words - minimalist puzzle 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–9k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut	$1.99	183 reviews Very Positive	Word GamePuzzle
Words for Evil 2014	Est. copies ≈ 27k–43k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $22k–$59k after Steam's cut $40k–$91k before Steam's cut	$2.99	476 reviews Mostly Positive	Word GameTyping
God of Word 2016	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $9k–$23k after Steam's cut $15k–$35k before Steam's cut	$4.99	149 reviews Mostly Positive	IndieCasual
Type Defense 2018	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $736–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$0.99	89 reviews Mixed	CasualIndie
Wurst Defender Coop Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 103–168 too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $56–$152 after Steam's cut $102–$234 before Steam's cut	$1.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	Word GameEducation
Kana Seito Defense 2024	Est. copies ≈ 124–202 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $170–$459 after Steam's cut $309–$706 before Steam's cut	$4.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	EducationSpelling