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Trivia + Word Game
Of 47 developers who shipped a Trivia Word 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.. 42 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 1 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $240 in the last 2 years and $300 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 1 / 10 build. 28 developers shipped in the last year and 42 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $60 (exactly $60) |
|---|---|
| Median | $239 (exactly $239) |
| Top 25% | $1.5k (exactly $1,498) |
| Top 5% | $32k (exactly $32,068) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 47 |
| Released games | 148 |
| Announced | 42 |
| 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 45% on the market, supply 45% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 7%, 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
- Trivia, Word Game; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, Simulation, Typing
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $9.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Funny, Text-Based
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $9.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,338 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $60. 9 in 10 of the 21 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 42 games are announced against 28 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Trivia with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Local Co-OpFair
- + Psychological HorrorFair
- + HorrorFair
- + Multiple EndingsFair
- + DetectiveFair
- + MysteryFair
- + Choices MatterFair
- + InvestigationLong shot
- + Artificial IntelligenceLong shot
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + 4 Player LocalPoor odds
- + Choose Your Own AdventurePoor odds
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| | The Jackbox Party Pack 7 | older | $29.99 | 4,001 96% | 120k | $3.6M (exactly $3,599,700) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| | The Jackbox Party Pack 8 | older | $29.99 | 1,134 90% | 34k | $1.0M (exactly $1,020,260) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| | The Jackbox Party Pack 9 | older | $29.99 | 605 84% | 18k | $544k (exactly $544,318) | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| | MEMOLOGY: GOYDA | older | $1.99 | 1,847 94% | 55k | $110k (exactly $110,266) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm |
| | The Jackbox Survey Scramble | $9.99 | 318 90% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,305) | Jackbox Games, Inc | |
 | Prose & Codes | older | $9.99 | 318 99% | 9.5k | $95k (exactly $95,305) | Hero Game Co LLC |
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 | Trivia Vault: Video Game Trivia Deluxe | older | $14.99 | 78 62% | 2.3k | $35k (exactly $35,077) | Ripknot Systems |
 | 探岛海龟汤 | $9.99 | 110 71% | 3.3k | $33k (exactly $32,967) | 探岛工作室 | |
 | KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World - Thailand Ver. | $9.99 | 107 98% | 3.2k | $32k (exactly $32,068) | Urnique Studio | |
 | MEMOLOGY 2: OLD TIMES | $0.99 | 527 95% | 16k | $16k (exactly $15,652) | hannibalnotdead, Gamesforfarm | |
 | MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery | $10.99 | 36 69% | 1.1k | $12k (exactly $11,869) | Wistfulware | |
 | Idiom Royale | $1.99 | 91 63% | 2.7k | $5.4k (exactly $5,433) | NyxWorks | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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