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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Word Game Party Game?

Party Game + Word Game

Of 21 developers who shipped a Word Game 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.. 29 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $180 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 18 developers shipped in the last year and 29 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.4 times the market baseline, revenue down 85% on the market, 29 announced, ×1.6 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Party Game + Word Game
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: $89 → $239 (still earning) → $178 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Party Game + Word Game: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 21
Bottom 30% $60 (exactly $60)
Median $180 (exactly $180)
Top 25% $1.6k (exactly $1,617)
Top 5% $41k (exactly $40,824)
Developers, 2 yr 21
Released games 39
Announced 29
Effort 4 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $3.99

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 85% on the market, supply 500% 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
Word Game
effort 1 / 10 · high · dictionary logic and simple UI

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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, Word Game; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry PvP, Card Game, Puzzle
Price point
$3.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
Art
5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Family Friendly, Colorful
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.

The top 10 games average 89% positive over 810 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $60, median $180, 1 in 4 over $1.6k, 1 in 20 over $40k.

3 in 10 developers made under $60. 29 games are announced against 18 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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  2. + RhythmFair11 devs · median $802 · 19 announced
  3. + DeckbuildingFair22 devs · median $719 · 30 announced
  4. + Card BattlerFair28 devs · median $449 · 35 announced
  5. + MinigamesPoor odds28 devs · median $4.0k · 66 announced
  6. + RoguelitePoor odds22 devs · median $2.7k · 68 announced
  7. + RoguelikePoor odds16 devs · median $2.7k · 51 announced
  8. + Vehicular CombatPoor odds14 devs · median $2.4k · 45 announced
  9. + DestructionPoor odds13 devs · median $1.8k · 79 announced
  10. + DrivingPoor odds28 devs · median $1.7k · 60 announced
  11. + SurvivalPoor odds55 devs · median $1.3k · 135 announced
  12. + HorrorPoor odds61 devs · median $1.3k · 144 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 2020 · $3.6M The Jackbox Party Pack 8 2021 · $1.0M The Jackbox Party Pack 9 2022 · $544k What The Dub?! 2021 · $93k RiffTrax: The Game 2022 · $66k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
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 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.
What The Dub?! older $7.99 386 91% 12k $93k (exactly $92,524) Wide Right Interactive, Mark Zorn, Kurt… (Wide Right Interactive, Mark Zorn, Kurt Wojda)
RiffTrax: The Game older $9.99 219 91% 6.6k $66k (exactly $65,634) Wide Right Interactive, Mark Zorn, Kurt… (Wide Right Interactive, Mark Zorn, Kurt Wojda)
Deviation Game · EA $14.99 109 90% 3.3k $49k (exactly $49,017) Tomo Kihara, Playfool
这是谐音梗 $2.40 567 94% 17k $41k (exactly $40,824) Find the Lamp Games
Heads Up! Phones Down Edition older $39.99 25 64% 750 $30k (exactly $29,992) Aspyr
Puppet Fever · EA older $14.99 31 87% 930 $14k (exactly $13,941) Coastalbyte Games
Yesterday's News $11.99 18 83% 540 $6.5k (exactly $6,475) Rooibos Games
Idiom Royale $1.99 91 63% 2.7k $5.4k (exactly $5,433) NyxWorks
Play Together: Party Games $14.99 5 60% 150 $2.2k (exactly $2,248) Plot Interactive
Banana of Doom · EA $5.99 9 44% 270 $1.6k (exactly $1,617) Playroom
Write Warz $9.99 3 66% 90 $899 (exactly $899) Boltz Entertainment
Wordy Online - Classic Word Games $5.99 4 75% 120 $719 (exactly $719) ArcoDev
Zingers $7.99 2 50% 60 $479 (exactly $479) devbribe
图说八道 $3.99 2 100% 60 $239 (exactly $239) StarryMatrix

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