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Should I ship a Trivia Party Game?

Party Game + Trivia

Of 21 developers who shipped a Trivia Party 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.. 32 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 19 developers shipped in the last year and 32 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.5 times the market baseline, revenue too few recent games to read momentum, 32 announced, ×1.7 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Party Game + Trivia
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 21
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $30k → $119 (still earning) → $179 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Trivia: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $239 (exactly $239)
Top 25% $5.4k (exactly $5,433)
Top 5% $30k (exactly $29,970)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 60
Announced 32
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 850% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 10%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

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

Party Game
effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
Trivia
effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
Systems
Party Game, Trivia; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Local Co-Op, Co-op, Local Multiplayer
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $29.99 or above
Art
6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Colorful, Cute
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $29.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 88% positive over 693 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $240, 1 in 4 over $5.4k, 1 in 20 over $29k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 32 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Party Game with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

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  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
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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.
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
Educational Family Games $24.99 10 100% 300 $7.5k (exactly $7,497) Crazysoft Limited
It’s Quiz Time: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ 2026 Edition $29.99 8 100% 240 $7.2k (exactly $7,198) Snap Finger Click
Idiom Royale $1.99 91 63% 2.7k $5.4k (exactly $5,433) NyxWorks
Stick Scholars $4.99 30 90% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) JaDropping Games
Play Together: Party Games $14.99 5 60% 150 $2.2k (exactly $2,248) Plot Interactive
Musica $4.99 2 0% 60 $299 (exactly $299) VECTRA
图说八道 $3.99 2 100% 60 $239 (exactly $239) StarryMatrix

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