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Should I ship a Trivia Sports game?
Sports + Trivia
Only 6 developers shipped a Trivia Sports game 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, MEMOLOGY: ITALIAN BRAINROT, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 1 more is announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 6 / 10 build.
Only 2 developers shipped this in the last year, under the 5 a verdict needs; over 2 years the middle one made $180 against a market of $630. 1 game is announced.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $178 (exactly $178) |
| Top 25% | $921 (exactly $921) |
| Top 5% | $4.4k (exactly $4,396) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 6 |
| Released games | 33 |
| Announced | 1 |
| Effort | 6 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $0.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 50% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 6%, 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
- Sports, Trivia
- Price point
- $0.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 78% positive over 933 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 1 game is announced against 2 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
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Comparable games
3D Math - Ultra 2020 · $33k 
Trivia Vault Baseball Trivia 2018 · $31k 
Trivia Vault: Hockey Trivia 2018 · $31k 
Trivia Vault: Soccer Trivia 2018 · $31k 
Trivia Vault: Boxing Trivia 2018 · $31k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 3D Math - Ultra | older | $4.99 | 218 92% | 6.5k | $33k (exactly $32,635) | Big Mind Games 9000 |
| | Trivia Vault Baseball Trivia | older | $13.99 | 75 69% | 2.3k | $31k (exactly $31,478) | Ripknot Systems |
| | Trivia Vault: Hockey Trivia | older | $13.99 | 75 72% | 2.3k | $31k (exactly $31,478) | Ripknot Systems |
| | Trivia Vault: Soccer Trivia | older | $13.99 | 75 66% | 2.3k | $31k (exactly $31,478) | Ripknot Systems |
| | Trivia Vault: Boxing Trivia | older | $13.99 | 74 72% | 2.2k | $31k (exactly $31,058) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault Olympics Trivia | older | $13.99 | 69 68% | 2.1k | $29k (exactly $28,959) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault Basketball Trivia | older | $13.99 | 69 71% | 2.1k | $29k (exactly $28,959) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault Football Trivia | older | $13.99 | 65 67% | 2.0k | $27k (exactly $27,280) | Ripknot Systems |
 | Trivia Vault: Tennis Trivia | older | $13.99 | 65 69% | 2.0k | $27k (exactly $27,280) | Ripknot Systems |
 | MEMOLOGY: ITALIAN BRAINROT | $0.99 | 148 91% | 4.4k | $4.4k (exactly $4,396) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm | |
 | MEMASIKI IS MY 2007TH | $0.99 | 31 90% | 930 | $921 (exactly $921) | Reanim Games | |
 | Two Clubs One Player | $0.99 | 6 100% | 180 | $178 (exactly $178) | Caen Studio | |
 | Quizrealms: From Stone to Steam | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | White City Crew | |
 | Wrestling Trivia | $0.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $30 (exactly $30) | LoadUpGames.com | |
 | Keyboard Warrior Simulator | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | SomeTimesAtNight |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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