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Should I ship a Spelling Trivia game?
Spelling + Trivia
Of 21 developers who shipped a Spelling 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.. 15 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 1 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 1 / 10 build. 14 developers shipped in the last year and 15 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.3k (exactly $1,256) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $20,979) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 21 |
| Released games | 64 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 1 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 up 80% on the market, supply 100% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 1 / 10 · text and UI only
- Systems
- Spelling, Trivia; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Typing, Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, 2D, Anime
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 350 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 15 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Spelling with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + MagicFair
- + PvPLong shot
- + Interactive FictionPoor odds
- + RoguelikePoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Choices MatterPoor odds
- + ExplorationPoor odds
- + StrategyPoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + PvEPoor odds
Comparable games
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2020 · $364k 
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader 2022 · $134k 
你已经猜到结局了吗 2022 · $93k 
Party Quiz 2026 · $53k 
RGB Rush 2022 · $30k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | older | $29.99 | 405 52% | 12k | $364k (exactly $364,378) | Appeal Studios, Balio Studio |
| | Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader | older | $29.99 | 149 63% | 4.5k | $134k (exactly $134,055) | Massive Miniteam |
| | 你已经猜到结局了吗 | older | $7.99 | 388 92% | 12k | $93k (exactly $93,004) | 橘音 |
| | Party Quiz | $11.99 | 147 80% | 4.4k | $53k (exactly $52,876) | White Ink | |
| | RGB Rush | older | $5.99 | 166 95% | 5.0k | $30k (exactly $29,830) | Follow the fun |
 | The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2 | $9.99 | 70 91% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $20,979) | 橘音 | |
 | ACT IT OUT XL! A Charades Party Game | older | $11.99 | 50 74% | 1.5k | $18k (exactly $17,985) | Snap Finger Click |
 | Mini Words - minimalist puzzle | older | $1.99 | 161 94% | 4.8k | $9.6k (exactly $9,612) | Mens Sana Interactive |
 | Idiom Royale | $1.99 | 91 63% | 2.7k | $5.4k (exactly $5,433) | NyxWorks | |
 | Amazing Pyramids: Rebirth | older | $6.99 | 21 76% | 630 | $4.4k (exactly $4,404) | Oleg Sereda |
 | One More Question | $7.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | OrangeSounds | |
 | Pun-ishment | $9.99 | 5 100% | 150 | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) | JSC-STUDIO | |
 | Word Worm | $2.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $1.3k (exactly $1,256) | Noble Steed Games | |
 | Trivia Tycoon | $3.99 | 8 75% | 240 | $958 (exactly $958) | Jasper Labs | |
 | Estrella Quest | $12.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $390 (exactly $390) | Estrella Dev | |
 | Ray Cheng Trivia Editor | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Ray Cheng | |
 | Arthur's Reading Games | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Jordan Freeman Group, Marc Brown Studio… (Jordan Freeman Group, Marc Brown Studios, Wanderful Edutainment) |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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