Should I ship a PvP Trivia game?
PvP + Trivia
Of 23 developers who shipped a PvP Trivia 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.. 37 more are announced, ×2.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build. 17 developers shipped in the last year and 37 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $178 (exactly $178) |
| Top 25% | $5.4k (exactly $5,433) |
| Top 5% | $95k (exactly $95,305) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 23 |
| Released games | 81 |
| Announced | 37 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| 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 85% on the market, supply 185% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- PvP, Trivia; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Local Multiplayer, 4 Player Local, Board Game
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Comedy, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,201 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 7 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 37 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
The Jackbox Party Pack 9 2022 · $544k 
The Jackbox Party Pack 10 2023 · $450k 
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 2025 · $377k 
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2020 · $364k 
Drawful 2 2016 · $246k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 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. | |
| | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | older | $29.99 | 405 52% | 12k | $364k (exactly $364,378) | Appeal Studios, Balio Studio |
| | Drawful 2 | older | $9.99 | 821 91% | 25k | $246k (exactly $246,054) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
 | The Jackbox Party Starter | older | $19.99 | 408 94% | 12k | $245k (exactly $244,678) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
 | The Jackbox Naughty Pack | older | $19.99 | 385 33% | 12k | $231k (exactly $230,884) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
 | Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader | older | $29.99 | 149 63% | 4.5k | $134k (exactly $134,055) | Massive Miniteam |
 | Brain Show: Party Game | older | $14.99 | 234 73% | 7.0k | $105k (exactly $105,230) | Simplicity Games |
 | The Jackbox Survey Scramble | $9.99 | 318 90% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,305) | Jackbox Games, Inc | |
 | Party Quiz | $11.99 | 147 80% | 4.4k | $53k (exactly $52,876) | White Ink | |
 | Fallacy Quiz | $14.99 | 88 88% | 2.6k | $40k (exactly $39,574) | Tim Krief | |
 | The You Quiz | $9.99 | 100 93% | 3.0k | $30k (exactly $29,970) | Hazard Wizard | |
 | 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 | |
 | Question Roulette | $7.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $240 (exactly $240) | Mysterious Alien |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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