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Should I ship a Trivia Simulation game?
Simulation + Trivia
Of 36 developers who shipped a Trivia Simulation 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.. 21 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.0 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $60; 1 in 20 cleared $52k, ×84 the market median. Revenue is down 65% on the market; 21 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.3k (exactly $1,256) |
| Top 25% | $11k (exactly $10,789) |
| Top 5% | $53k (exactly $52,876) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 36 |
| Released games | 150 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 5 / 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 65% on the market, supply 55% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 9%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Simulation
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Trivia
- effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Simulation, Trivia; 3 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Choose Your Own Adventure, Point & Click
- Price point
- $3.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, 2D, Comedy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $3.99.
The top 10 games average 36% positive over 23,328 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 19 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 22 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Simulation with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + Escape RoomStrong odds
- + World War IFair
- + Job SimulatorFair
- + LGBTQ+Fair
- + PinballFair
- + Female ProtagonistFair
- + BirdsFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + MusicFair
- + Auto BattlerFair
- + ProgrammingFair
Comparable games
BidKing 2026 · $2.0M 
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2020 · $364k 
Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code) 2019 · $225k 
Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon 2023 · $74k 
Party Quiz 2026 · $53k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | BidKing | $2.99 | 22,238 33% | 667k | $2.0M (exactly $1,994,749) | MindSurge Network & Games | |
| | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | older | $29.99 | 405 52% | 12k | $364k (exactly $364,378) | Appeal Studios, Balio Studio |
| | Réussir : Code de la Route - Nouvelle Édition (French Highway Code) | older | $14.99 | 500 88% | 15k | $225k (exactly $224,850) | Smart Tale Games |
| | Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon | older | $10.99 | 225 32% | 6.8k | $74k (exactly $74,182) | Odyssey Studios |
| | Party Quiz | $11.99 | 147 80% | 4.4k | $53k (exactly $52,876) | White Ink | |
 | Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia | older | $13.99 | 105 68% | 3.2k | $44k (exactly $44,068) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia 2 | older | $13.99 | 98 61% | 2.9k | $41k (exactly $41,131) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia | older | $13.99 | 95 66% | 2.9k | $40k (exactly $39,872) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Super Heroes Trivia | older | $13.99 | 94 64% | 2.8k | $39k (exactly $39,452) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia 2 | older | $13.99 | 88 65% | 2.6k | $37k (exactly $36,934) | Ripknot Systems |
 | KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver. | $9.99 | 107 98% | 3.2k | $32k (exactly $32,068) | Urnique Studio | |
 | QSVT: ¡Que se vayan todos! | $6.99 | 75 88% | 2.3k | $16k (exactly $15,728) | Sendero tecnológico | |
 | MEMOLOGY 2: OLD TIMES | $0.99 | 527 95% | 16k | $16k (exactly $15,652) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm | |
 | MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery | $10.99 | 36 69% | 1.1k | $12k (exactly $11,869) | Wistfulware | |
 | Hologuard | $7.99 | 48 95% | 1.4k | $12k (exactly $11,506) | illuCalab | |
 | KUUKIYOMI 4: Consider It | $7.99 | 47 85% | 1.4k | $11k (exactly $11,266) | G-MODE | |
 | Gallery: Coloring book & decor | $9.99 | 36 97% | 1.1k | $11k (exactly $10,789) | Beresnev Games | |
 | EYES ON THE EXAM | $4.99 | 67 91% | 2.0k | $10k (exactly $10,030) | Carlos 'Monty' Montamarta |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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