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Should I ship a Trivia Visual Novel?
Visual Novel + Trivia
Only 17 developers shipped a Trivia Visual Novel 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, The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 11 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 2 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 2 / 10 build. 12 developers shipped in the last year and 11 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $120 (exactly $120) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $419 (exactly $419) |
| Top 5% | $21k (exactly $20,979) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 17 |
| Released games | 41 |
| Announced | 11 |
| Effort | 2 / 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 down 30% on the market, supply 140% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 2%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Visual Novel
- effort 2 / 10 · high · script, choices and static art
- Trivia
- effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring
What it takes
- Effort
- 2 / 10 · static 2D art, simple logic
- Systems
- Visual Novel, Trivia; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Incremental, Interactive Fiction
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, 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 83% positive over 127 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. All of the 6 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 11 games are announced against 12 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Visual Novel with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + FMVStrong odds
- + City BuilderStrong odds
- + MusicStrong odds
- + TrainsStrong odds
- + Souls-likeFair
- + MinigamesFair
- + RhythmFair
- + JRPGFair
- + Immersive SimFair
- + SwordplayFair
- + GamblingFair
- + DiplomacyFair
Comparable games
Majotori 2017 · $338k 
你已经猜到结局了吗 2022 · $93k 
The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2 2026 · $21k 
Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2022 · $15k 
MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery 2025 · $12k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Majotori | older | $5.99 | 1,880 96% | 56k | $338k (exactly $337,836) | Majorariatto |
| | 你已经猜到结局了吗 | older | $7.99 | 388 92% | 12k | $93k (exactly $93,004) | 橘音 |
| | The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2 | $9.99 | 70 91% | 2.1k | $21k (exactly $20,979) | 橘音 | |
| | Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator | older | $1.99 | 252 96% | 7.6k | $15k (exactly $15,044) | Randumb Studios |
| | MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery | $10.99 | 36 69% | 1.1k | $12k (exactly $11,869) | Wistfulware | |
 | Emma - In the Library | older | $4.99 | 50 68% | 1.5k | $7.5k (exactly $7,485) | Ace X |
 | みんなでクイズ ラビィとふしぎな惑星 | older | $6.99 | 20 100% | 600 | $4.2k (exactly $4,194) | LabyLab |
 | Japanese Romaji Adventure | older | $9.99 | 10 60% | 300 | $3.0k (exactly $2,997) | JBO Media |
 | One More Question | $7.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $2.9k (exactly $2,876) | OrangeSounds | |
 | Cute Girl | older | $0.99 | 84 75% | 2.5k | $2.5k (exactly $2,495) | Cute Girl corp |
 | Medieval Questionnaire | $9.99 | 2 0% | 60 | $599 (exactly $599) | MedievalQuest | |
 | Algaza-ha: Quest Giver | $6.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $419 (exactly $419) | Algaza-ha | |
 | Estrella Quest | $12.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $390 (exactly $390) | Estrella Dev | |
 | ISLAND OF VALKYRIES | $11.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $360 (exactly $360) | SUCCUBUS ZONE | |
 | Important People of History: Presidents - George Washington | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Sunny Demeanor Games | |
 | Niji Protocol | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Crispy Fried Tofu Studios | |
 | Damn Love | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Stupid games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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