Should I ship a Trivia RPG?
RPG + Trivia
Only 18 developers shipped a Trivia RPG 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, 探岛海龟汤, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 18 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $390 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 6 / 10 build. 15 developers shipped in the last year and 18 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $386 (exactly $386) |
| Top 25% | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) |
| Top 5% | $33k (exactly $32,967) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 18 |
| Released games | 55 |
| Announced | 18 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| 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 down 80% on the market, supply 400% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 15%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 6 / 10 · full 3D single-player, physics sims, content-heavy RPG
- Systems
- RPG, Trivia; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Adventure, Strategy
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Cute, Anime
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 439 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 18 games are announced against 15 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
RPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Split ScreenFair
- + Precision PlatformerFair
- + SamuraiPoor odds
- + Open World Survival CraftPoor odds
- + 4XPoor odds
- + MinigamesPoor odds
- + Real-Time with PausePoor odds
Comparable games
MEMOLOGY: GOYDA 2024 · $110k 
你已经猜到结局了吗 2022 · $93k 
探岛海龟汤 2025 · $33k 
The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2 2026 · $21k 
QSVT: ¡Que se vayan todos! 2025 · $16k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | MEMOLOGY: GOYDA | older | $1.99 | 1,847 94% | 55k | $110k (exactly $110,266) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm |
| | 你已经猜到结局了吗 | older | $7.99 | 388 92% | 12k | $93k (exactly $93,004) | 橘音 |
| | 探岛海龟汤 | $9.99 | 110 71% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $32,967) | 探岛工作室 | |
| | The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2 | $9.99 | 70 91% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $20,979) | 橘音 | |
| | QSVT: ¡Que se vayan todos! | $6.99 | 75 88% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $15,728) | Sendero tecnológico | |
 | Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator | older | $1.99 | 252 96% | 7.6k | $15k (exactly $15,044) | Randumb Studios |
 | MEMOLOGY: ITALIAN BRAINROT | $0.99 | 148 91% | 4.4k | $4.4k (exactly $4,396) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm | |
 | Japanese Romaji Adventure | older | $9.99 | 10 60% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | JBO Media |
 | One More Question | $7.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | OrangeSounds | |
 | Cute Girl | older | $0.99 | 84 75% | 2.5k | $2.5k (exactly $2,495) | Cute Girl corp |
 | News Roll | · EA | $9.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | Koma |
 | Tree of Knowledge | $2.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $538 (exactly $538) | Dreaming of Pixels | |
 | Algaza-ha: Quest Giver | $6.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $419 (exactly $419) | Algaza-ha | |
 | МЕМАСИКИ ПО КЛАССИКЕ | $0.99 | 13 100% | 390 | $386 (exactly $386) | Reanim Games | |
 | ISLAND OF VALKYRIES | $11.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $360 (exactly $360) | SUCCUBUS ZONE |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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