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Should I ship a Co-op Trivia game?

Co-op + Trivia

Only 14 developers shipped a Co-op Trivia game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, The Jackbox Party Pack 11, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 22 more are announced, ×2.4 for every developer who shipped in the last year.

Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $9.0k, ×6.0 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $370k, ×252 the market median. Revenue is down 70% on the market; 22 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 6.0 times the market baseline, revenue down 70% on the market, 22 announced, ×2.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Co-op + Trivia
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 14
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $9.9k → $60 → $11k → $1.8k
Outcomes for Co-op + Trivia: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 14
Bottom 30% $300 (exactly $300)
Median $9.0k (exactly $8,994)
Top 25% $30k (exactly $29,970)
Top 5% $377k (exactly $376,974)
Developers, 2 yr 14
Released games 52
Announced 22
Effort 7 / 10
AI-buildability Low
Typical price $9.99

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 70% on the market, supply 80% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 4%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.

Co-op
effort 7 / 10 · low · co-op on Steam means online sessions and drop-in sync
Trivia
effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
Systems
Co-op, Trivia; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Board Game, Local Co-Op, Local Multiplayer
Price point
$9.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
all of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Comedy, Funny
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.

The top 10 games average 90% positive over 1,171 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $9.0k, 1 in 4 over $29k, 1 in 20 over $370k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 6 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 22 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.4 per shipper.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Co-op with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + SuperheroFair9 devs · median $11k · 17 announced
  2. + Boomer ShooterFair16 devs · median $6.9k · 24 announced
  3. + GamblingFair22 devs · median $4.4k · 32 announced
  4. + NinjaFair13 devs · median $4.2k · 13 announced
  5. + TypingLong shot16 devs · median $810 · 13 announced
  6. + Word GameLong shot23 devs · median $267 · 23 announced
  7. + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds58 devs · median $515k · 127 announced
  8. + World War IIPoor odds12 devs · median $372k · 23 announced
  9. + AutomationPoor odds48 devs · median $369k · 110 announced
  10. + TransportationPoor odds17 devs · median $369k · 25 announced
  11. + JRPGPoor odds15 devs · median $164k · 19 announced
  12. + Turn-BasedPoor odds12 devs · median $131k · 19 announced

All 230 pairs on the Co-op page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 2016 · $3.9M The Jackbox Party Pack 7 2020 · $3.6M The Jackbox Party Pack 6 2019 · $2.1M The Jackbox Party Pack 5 2018 · $2.0M The Jackbox Party Pack 4 2017 · $1.9M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 older $24.99 5,139 96% 154k $3.9M (exactly $3,852,708) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 7 older $29.99 4,001 96% 120k $3.6M (exactly $3,599,700) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 6 older $29.99 2,343 95% 70k $2.1M (exactly $2,107,997) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 older $29.99 2,180 93% 65k $2.0M (exactly $1,961,346) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 older $24.99 2,478 94% 74k $1.9M (exactly $1,857,757) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack older $24.99 1,467 90% 44k $1.1M (exactly $1,099,810) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 2 older $24.99 1,447 95% 43k $1.1M (exactly $1,084,816) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 8 older $29.99 1,134 90% 34k $1.0M (exactly $1,020,260) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 9 older $29.99 605 84% 18k $544k (exactly $544,318) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 10 older $29.99 500 65% 15k $450k (exactly $449,850) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 $29.99 419 93% 13k $377k (exactly $376,974) Jackbox Games, Inc.
Trivia Tricks $14.99 220 93% 6.6k $99k (exactly $98,934) 3-Tricks
The Jackbox Survey Scramble $9.99 318 90% 9.5k $95k (exactly $95,305) Jackbox Games, Inc
The You Quiz $9.99 100 93% 3.0k $30k (exactly $29,970) Hazard Wizard
Duo Quest $14.99 26 65% 780 $12k (exactly $11,692) 1+1 Studios
KUUKIYOMI 4: Consider It $7.99 47 85% 1.4k $11k (exactly $11,266) G-MODE
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
Quiz Quest $4.99 12 75% 360 $1.8k (exactly $1,796) Quiztal Games Limited
Ray Cheng Trivia Editor $9.99 1 0% 30 $300 (exactly $300) Ray Cheng

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.