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Choices Matter + Trivia
Of 26 developers who shipped a Choices Matter Trivia 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: fair, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $600, ×1.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $60. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 30 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 25% | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) |
| Top 5% | $32k (exactly $32,068) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 26 |
| Released games | 119 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
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 down 10% on the market, supply 60% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Choices Matter
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Trivia
- effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Choices Matter, Trivia; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Simulation, Exploration
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny, Family Friendly
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 395 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Choices Matter with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + RomePoor odds
- + World War IPoor odds
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Comparable games
Majotori 2017 · $338k 
Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code) 2019 · $225k 
Chinatown Detective Agency 2022 · $89k 
Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia 2017 · $44k 
Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia 2017 · $40k | 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 |
| | Chinatown Detective Agency | older | $24.99 | 119 70% | 3.6k | $89k (exactly $89,214) | General Interactive Co. |
| | Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia | older | $13.99 | 105 68% | 3.2k | $44k (exactly $44,068) | Ripknot Systems |
| | Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia | older | $13.99 | 95 66% | 2.9k | $40k (exactly $39,872) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Fallacy Quiz | $14.99 | 88 88% | 2.6k | $40k (exactly $39,574) | Tim Krief | |
 | Trivia Vault: Super Heroes Trivia | older | $13.99 | 94 64% | 2.8k | $39k (exactly $39,452) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia 2 | older | $13.99 | 88 65% | 2.6k | $37k (exactly $36,934) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia 2 | older | $13.99 | 88 61% | 2.6k | $37k (exactly $36,934) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia | older | $13.99 | 85 63% | 2.6k | $36k (exactly $35,674) | Ripknot Systems |
 | KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver. | $9.99 | 107 98% | 3.2k | $32k (exactly $32,068) | Urnique Studio | |
 | Not Sure About That | $4.99 | 76 98% | 2.3k | $11k (exactly $11,377) | Scratch | |
 | Gallery: Coloring book & decor | $9.99 | 36 97% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $10,789) | Beresnev Games | |
 | Fizz Quiz | $14.99 | 20 50% | 600 | $9.0k (exactly $8,994) | Moon | |
 | It’s Quiz Time: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ 2026 Edition | $29.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $7.2k (exactly $7,198) | Snap Finger Click | |
 | Trailmarks | $8.99 | 12 91% | 360 | $3.2k (exactly $3,236) | Trailmarks HQ | |
 | Quiz Quest | $4.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Quiztal Games Limited | |
 | Don't Click The Flower | $1.99 | 28 82% | 840 | $1.7k (exactly $1,672) | Studio Leclercq | |
 | Trivia Tycoon | $3.99 | 8 75% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | Jasper Labs |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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