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Should I ship a Fantasy Trivia game?
Trivia + Fantasy
Only 13 developers shipped a Fantasy 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.. 18 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $360 in the last 2 years and $390 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 18 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $59 (exactly $59) |
|---|---|
| Median | $360 (exactly $360) |
| Top 25% | $538 (exactly $538) |
| Top 5% | $377k (exactly $376,974) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 37 |
| Announced | 18 |
| 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 up 65% on the market, supply 235% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 11%, 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
- Trivia; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Co-op
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Comedy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 92% positive over 463 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $59. All of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 10 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Trivia with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Local Co-OpFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + HorrorFair
- + Multiple EndingsFair
- + DetectiveFair
- + MysteryFair
- + Choices MatterFair
- + InvestigationLong shot
- + Artificial IntelligenceLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + Choose Your Own AdventurePoor odds
Comparable games
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 2025 · $377k 
Majotori 2017 · $338k 
From Paris with Love: Passion with view 2021 · $18k 
Emma - In the Library 2022 · $7.5k 
Miguelshroom: First day at school 2021 · $5.8k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Jackbox Party Pack 11 | $29.99 | 419 93% | 13k | $377k (exactly $376,974) | Jackbox Games, Inc. | |
| | Majotori | older | $5.99 | 1,880 96% | 56k | $338k (exactly $337,836) | Majorariatto |
| | From Paris with Love: Passion with view | older | $4.99 | 121 61% | 3.6k | $18k (exactly $18,114) | NSFW18 Games |
| | Emma - In the Library | older | $4.99 | 50 68% | 1.5k | $7.5k (exactly $7,485) | Ace X |
| | Miguelshroom: First day at school | older | $4.99 | 39 82% | 1.2k | $5.8k (exactly $5,838) | Bad Kid Games |
 | One Hundred Ways | older | $7.99 | 18 44% | 540 | $4.3k (exactly $4,315) | Sunlight Games |
 | Gunma's Ambition -You and me are Gunma- Reiwa 2nd national census edition | $3.99 | 18 100% | 540 | $2.2k (exactly $2,155) | RucKyGAMES | |
 | Quiz Quest | $4.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $1.8k (exactly $1,796) | Quiztal Games Limited | |
 | QUIZxRPG | older | $2.99 | 10 40% | 300 | $897 (exactly $897) | Succubella Games |
 | Sexy Match Tale : Three Piggies-Love's Trio | older | $1.99 | 13 84% | 390 | $776 (exactly $776) | MISHRA GAMES |
 | Tree of Knowledge | $2.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | Dreaming of Pixels | |
 | Algaza-ha: Quest Giver | $6.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $419 (exactly $419) | Algaza-ha | |
 | Estrella Quest | $12.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $390 (exactly $390) | Estrella Dev | |
 | ISLAND OF VALKYRIES | $11.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $360 (exactly $360) | SUCCUBUS ZONE | |
 | MandarinMastermind | · EA | $6.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $210 (exactly $210) | J.Chen |
 | Golden Lies | $4.95 | 1 100% | 30 | $148 (exactly $148) | cat_vision | |
 | Fate Machine | $0.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $59 (exactly $59) | Gin Drinkers Studio |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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