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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Trivia Typing game?

Trivia + Typing

Of 29 developers who shipped a Trivia Typing 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.. 23 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. 17 developers shipped in the last year and 23 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 2.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 260% on the market, 23 announced, ×1.4 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Trivia + Typing
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 29
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $807 → $1.5k → $599 → $299 → $1.0k → $269 (still earning) → $898 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Trivia + Typing: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 29
Bottom 30% $120 (exactly $120)
Median $299 (exactly $299)
Top 25% $1.3k (exactly $1,256)
Top 5% $33k (exactly $32,967)
Developers, 2 yr 29
Released games 75
Announced 23
Effort 1 / 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 up 260% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.

Trivia
effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring
Typing
effort 1 / 10 · high · keyboard input against a word list

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
1 / 10 · text and UI only
Systems
Trivia, Typing; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Word Game, Logic
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Funny, Text-Based, 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 77% positive over 529 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $120, median $300, 1 in 4 over $1.2k, 1 in 20 over $32k.

3 in 10 developers made under $120. 9 in 10 of the 14 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 23 games are announced against 17 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Trivia with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Local Co-OpFair12 devs · median $7.5k · 13 announced
  2. + Psychological HorrorFair12 devs · median $4.3k · 8 announced
  3. + HorrorFair14 devs · median $1.9k · 10 announced
  4. + Multiple EndingsFair14 devs · median $1.7k · 15 announced
  5. + DetectiveFair19 devs · median $1.2k · 6 announced
  6. + MysteryFair20 devs · median $748 · 11 announced
  7. + Choices MatterFair26 devs · median $599 · 30 announced
  8. + InvestigationLong shot8 devs · median $215 · 9 announced
  9. + Artificial IntelligenceLong shot14 devs · median $120 · 7 announced
  10. + Co-opPoor odds14 devs · median $9.0k · 22 announced
  11. + 4 Player LocalPoor odds9 devs · median $7.2k · 9 announced
  12. + Choose Your Own AdventurePoor odds14 devs · median $1.7k · 12 announced

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Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Party Quiz 2026 · $53k 探岛海龟汤 2025 · $33k The You Quiz 2025 · $30k ACT IT OUT XL! A Charades Party Game 2018 · $18k Mini Words - minimalist puzzle 2019 · $9.6k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Party Quiz $11.99 147 80% 4.4k $53k (exactly $52,876) White Ink
探岛海龟汤 $9.99 110 71% 3.3k $33k (exactly $32,967) 探岛工作室
The You Quiz $9.99 100 93% 3.0k $30k (exactly $29,970) Hazard Wizard
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
Mini Words: Top Movies older $1.99 58 87% 1.7k $3.5k (exactly $3,463) Mens Sana Interactive
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Streamer's Court older $4.99 20 90% 600 $3.0k (exactly $2,994) Metehan SENER
Couch Detective · EA $4.99 19 57% 570 $2.8k (exactly $2,844) Gamtropy
git gud $2.99 31 74% 930 $2.8k (exactly $2,781) Fishagon LLC
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
Paint by Words $4.99 7 100% 210 $1.0k (exactly $1,048) Oleg Sereda
K-jihacheol $5.99 5 80% 150 $898 (exactly $898) iamleyathankyou

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.