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Social Deduction + Party Game
Of 46 developers who shipped a Party Game Social Deduction 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.. 90 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×0.8 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $300; 1 in 20 cleared $100k, ×73 the market median. Revenue is up 260% on the market; 90 games are announced against 41 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $299 (exactly $299) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,199) |
| Top 25% | $9.0k (exactly $9,017) |
| Top 5% | $110k (exactly $109,783) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 46 |
| Released games | 90 |
| Announced | 90 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
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 260% on the market, supply 720% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 22%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Social Deduction
- effort 7 / 10 · low · online lobbies, voice or chat, live player base
- Party Game
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Social Deduction, Party Game; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry PvP, Online Co-Op, Survival
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Funny, Cute
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 7,084 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $300. 9 in 10 of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 90 games are announced against 41 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Social Deduction with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SurvivalFair
- + PsychologicalFair
- + SimulationFair
- + PuzzleLong shot
- + Board GameLong shot
- + Survival HorrorPoor odds
- + HorrorPoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + PvPPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + ActionPoor odds
Comparable games
Among Us 2018 · $99M 
The Jackbox Party Pack 6 2019 · $2.1M 
First Class Trouble 2021 · $1.4M 
SpyParty 2018 · EA · $855k 
Feign 2025 · $789k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Among Us | older | $4.99 | 659,003 92% | 20M | $99M (exactly $98,652,749) | Innersloth |
| | The Jackbox Party Pack 6 | older | $29.99 | 2,343 95% | 70k | $2.1M (exactly $2,107,997) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| | First Class Trouble | older | $14.99 | 3,103 79% | 93k | $1.4M (exactly $1,395,419) | Invisible Walls |
| | SpyParty | · EA older | $24.99 | 1,140 77% | 34k | $855k (exactly $854,658) | Chris Hecker, John Cimino |
| | Feign | $4.99 | 5,270 91% | 158k | $789k (exactly $788,919) | Teneke Kafalar | |
 | Among Us 3D: VR | older | $9.99 | 2,449 75% | 73k | $734k (exactly $733,965) | Schell Games, Innersloth, Robot Teddy |
 | West Hunt | older | $9.99 | 1,522 84% | 46k | $456k (exactly $456,143) | NewGen |
 | Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity | older | $24.99 | 361 78% | 11k | $271k (exactly $270,642) | Fifth Harbour Studios |
 | KILLER INN | · EA | $9.99 | 670 44% | 20k | $201k (exactly $200,799) | Square Enix, Tactic Studios |
 | Hidden in Plain Sight | older | $5.99 | 922 99% | 28k | $166k (exactly $165,683) | Adam Spragg |
 | Airport Security Sucks! | $7.99 | 458 85% | 14k | $110k (exactly $109,783) | JakeHub, Metater | |
 | WISE GUYS | · EA | $8.99 | 194 90% | 5.8k | $52k (exactly $52,322) | StonieDude |
 | Deadly Trick | · EA | $8.99 | 141 95% | 4.2k | $38k (exactly $38,028) | Finalblow Co. |
 | Villainy | $7.99 | 88 94% | 2.6k | $21k (exactly $21,094) | Studio Rend | |
 | Cheater's Table | · EA | $6.99 | 69 95% | 2.1k | $14k (exactly $14,469) | Lagari |
 | BUNKER: RED FLAG | · EA | $4.99 | 93 79% | 2.8k | $14k (exactly $13,922) | Red Flag Team |
 | OCTOPinbs | $9.99 | 45 68% | 1.4k | $13k (exactly $13,486) | tri-Ace, Lasengle Inc. | |
 | Werewolf Party | $7.99 | 56 89% | 1.7k | $13k (exactly $13,423) | Absam Studios |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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