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Should I ship a Historical Trivia game?
Trivia + Historical
Only 14 developers shipped a Historical 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, Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $270 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 10 developers shipped in the last year and 14 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $90 (exactly $90) |
|---|---|
| Median | $269 (exactly $269) |
| Top 25% | $599 (exactly $599) |
| Top 5% | $214k (exactly $214,093) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 49 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 20% on the market, supply 150% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 14%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Trivia
- effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring
- Historical
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Trivia; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, 2D Platformer, Adventure
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Pixel Graphics
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 97% positive over 413 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $90. 8 in 10 of the 5 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 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.
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- + 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
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2020 · $364k 
Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum 2025 · $214k 
Prose & Codes 2022 · $95k 
Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia 2 2017 · $37k 
Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia 2017 · $36k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | older | $29.99 | 405 52% | 12k | $364k (exactly $364,378) | Appeal Studios, Balio Studio |
| | Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum | $19.99 | 357 98% | 11k | $214k (exactly $214,093) | Jupiter Corporation | |
| | Prose & Codes | older | $9.99 | 318 99% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,305) | Hero Game Co LLC |
| | 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 |
 | Ichima-san | older | $10.99 | 61 100% | 1.8k | $20k (exactly $20,112) | sewohayami |
 | 1953 - KGB Unleashed | older | $2.99 | 218 63% | 6.5k | $20k (exactly $19,555) | · |
 | Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator | older | $1.99 | 252 96% | 7.6k | $15k (exactly $15,044) | Randumb Studios |
 | The Time Machine | $9.99 | 35 97% | 1.1k | $10k (exactly $10,490) | Lionel Marsden | |
 | WikiArena | older | $1.99 | 62 96% | 1.9k | $3.7k (exactly $3,701) | Ludokultur |
 | Medieval Questionnaire | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | MedievalQuest | |
 | News Roll | · EA | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Koma |
 | Binary Boss | $3.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $479 (exactly $479) | 2kblater (5) | |
 | Important People of History: Presidents - George Washington | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Sunny Demeanor Games | |
 | Cite | $2.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $269 (exactly $269) | Kovach | |
 | QUIZ GAME MUSEUM | $1.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | Game Museum | |
 | 桌面塔罗 Desktop Tarot | $1.99 | 4 100% | 120 | $239 (exactly $239) | SpaceWizard64 | |
 | Quizrealms: From Stone to Steam | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | White City Crew |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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