Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing both land in Education on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Education games on Steam. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition (2014) is 7 years older than Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (2021). Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (29.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition if you want a Software Training experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition launched in 2014.
Choose Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing launched in 2021.
Both Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing sit in Education on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Family Edition |  Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2021 |
| Genres | Education, Software Training | Casual, Education |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 50% positive (30 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bytes of Learning | Encore Software |
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