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Should I ship a Trivia Adventure game?
Adventure + Trivia
Of 36 developers who shipped a Trivia Adventure 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.. 30 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $390 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 26 developers shipped in the last year and 30 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $2.9k (exactly $2,934) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $20,979) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 114 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.10 |
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 440% on the market, supply 135% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Adventure, Trivia; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Exploration, Puzzle, Strategy
- Price point
- $6.10 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, 3D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $6.10.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 414 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. All of the 15 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 26 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Adventure with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SamuraiFair
- + FMVFair
- + PinballFair
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + Escape RoomFair
- + Mini GolfFair
- + SportsFair
- + GolfFair
- + IncrementalFair
- + Time AttackFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
Comparable games
Majotori 2017 · $338k 
Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code) 2019 · $225k 
你已经猜到结局了吗 2022 · $93k 
Chinatown Detective Agency 2022 · $89k 
探岛海龟汤 2025 · $33k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Majotori | older | $5.99 | 1,880 96% | 56k | $338k (exactly $337,836) | Majorariatto |
| | Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code) | older | $14.99 | 500 88% | 15k | $225k (exactly $224,850) | Smart Tale Games |
| | 你已经猜到结局了吗 | older | $7.99 | 388 92% | 12k | $93k (exactly $93,004) | 橘音 |
| | Chinatown Detective Agency | older | $24.99 | 119 70% | 3.6k | $89k (exactly $89,214) | General Interactive Co. |
| | 探岛海龟汤 | $9.99 | 110 71% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $32,967) | 探岛工作室 | |
 | The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2 | $9.99 | 70 91% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $20,979) | 橘音 | |
 | 1953 - KGB Unleashed | older | $2.99 | 218 63% | 6.5k | $20k (exactly $19,555) | · |
 | LiMiT's Escape Room Games | older | $3.99 | 104 66% | 3.1k | $12k (exactly $12,449) | Marco Hirschfeld |
 | LiMiT's Escape Room Games 2 | older | $11.99 | 34 94% | 1.0k | $12k (exactly $12,230) | Marco Hirschfeld |
 | Not Sure About That | $4.99 | 76 98% | 2.3k | $11k (exactly $11,377) | Scratch | |
 | KUUKIYOMI 4: Consider It | $7.99 | 47 85% | 1.4k | $11k (exactly $11,266) | G-MODE | |
 | The Time Machine | $9.99 | 35 97% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Lionel Marsden | |
 | Concierge | $12.99 | 22 100% | 660 | $8.6k (exactly $8,573) | KODINO | |
 | CipherMind | $7.99 | 18 77% | 540 | $4.3k (exactly $4,315) | Pigeon Games | |
 | Trailmarks | $8.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) | Trailmarks HQ | |
 | MOTTAINAI GHOST | $8.15 | 12 75% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,934) | woof Inc., sewohayami | |
 | One More Question | $7.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | OrangeSounds |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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