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Should I ship a Trivia Tabletop game?
Tabletop + Trivia
Of 22 developers who shipped a Trivia Tabletop 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.. 27 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $140 in the last 2 years and $270 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 16 developers shipped in the last year and 27 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $143 (exactly $143) |
| Top 25% | $299 (exactly $299) |
| Top 5% | $30k (exactly $29,970) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 67 |
| Announced | 27 |
| Effort | 2 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| 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 flat on the market, supply 165% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 4%, 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
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Tabletop, Trivia; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Board Game, PvP, Word Game
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Family Friendly, 2D, Funny
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 448 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 27 games are announced against 16 developers who shipped in the last year.
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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