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Specimen · observed

Should I ship a Trivia game?

Trivia

Of 175 developers who shipped a Trivia 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.. 152 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 1 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $180 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $120 for a 1 / 10 build. 117 developers shipped in the last year and 152 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 1.5 times the market baseline, revenue up 10% on the market, 152 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Trivia
Fig. 1 · this niche among 355
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 175
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $479 → $359 → $179 → $1.6k → $179 → $300 → $150 (still earning) → $179 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Trivia: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 175
Bottom 30% $30 (exactly $30)
Median $180 (exactly $180)
Top 25% $1.7k (exactly $1,672)
Top 5% $32k (exactly $32,068)
Developers, 2 yr 175
Released games 589
Announced 152
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 10% on the market, supply 95% 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

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
1 / 10 · text and UI only
Systems
Trivia
Price point
$4.99 typical · top 25% priced $10.99 or above
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $10.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.

The top 10 games average 38% positive over 24,104 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $180, 1 in 4 over $1.6k, 1 in 20 over $32k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 84 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 152 games are announced against 117 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · every pair with this tag

All pairs with Trivia

46 pairs · ranked by verdict, then medianwith: mechanics · settings · any
  1. Local Co-Op + Trivia Fair $7.5k 12 devs
  2. Trivia + Psychological Horror Fair $4.3k 12 devs
  3. Trivia + Horror Fair $1.9k 14 devs
  4. Multiple Endings + Trivia Fair $1.7k 14 devs
  5. Trivia + Detective Fair $1.2k 19 devs
  6. Trivia + Mystery Fair $748 20 devs
  7. Choices Matter + Trivia Fair $599 26 devs
  8. Investigation + Trivia Long shot $215 8 devs
  9. Trivia + Artificial Intelligence Long shot $120 14 devs
  10. Co-op + Trivia Poor odds $9.0k 14 devs
  11. 4 Player Local + Trivia Poor odds $7.2k 9 devs
  12. Choose Your Own Adventure + Trivia Poor odds $1.7k 14 devs
  13. Simulation + Trivia Poor odds $1.3k 36 devs
  14. Trivia + Female Protagonist Poor odds $898 14 devs
  15. Interactive Fiction + Trivia Poor odds $898 10 devs
  16. Local Multiplayer + Trivia Poor odds $299 19 devs
  17. Strategy + Trivia Dead $449 41 devs
  18. Board Game + Trivia Dead $449 18 devs
  19. Trivia + Science Dead $449 13 devs
  20. Character Customization + Trivia Dead $449 8 devs
  21. RPG + Trivia Dead $386 18 devs
  22. Trivia + Fantasy Dead $360 13 devs
  23. Adventure + Trivia Dead $300 36 devs
  24. Spelling + Trivia Dead $300 21 devs
  25. Puzzle + Trivia Dead $299 84 devs
  26. Trivia + Typing Dead $299 29 devs
  27. Point & Click + Trivia Dead $299 25 devs
  28. Trivia + Historical Dead $269 14 devs
  29. Exploration + Trivia Dead $267 25 devs
  30. Score Attack + Trivia Dead $240 17 devs
  31. Trivia + Word Game Dead $239 47 devs
  32. Party Game + Trivia Dead $239 21 devs
  33. Logic + Trivia Dead $215 45 devs
  34. 3D Platformer + Trivia Dead $180 10 devs
  35. PvP + Trivia Dead $178 23 devs
  36. Sports + Trivia Dead $178 6 devs
  37. Action + Trivia Dead $150 18 devs
  38. Visual Novel + Trivia Dead $150 17 devs
  39. PvE + Trivia Dead $148 9 devs
  40. Incremental + Trivia Dead $143 32 devs
  41. Tabletop + Trivia Dead $143 22 devs
  42. Arcade + Trivia Dead $143 13 devs
  43. 2D Platformer + Trivia Dead $119 18 devs
  44. Puzzle Platformer + Trivia Dead $119 14 devs
  45. Time Management + Trivia Dead $90 7 devs
  46. Hidden Object + Trivia Dead $60 15 devs
Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 2016 · $3.9M The Jackbox Party Pack 7 2020 · $3.6M The Jackbox Party Pack 6 2019 · $2.1M BidKing 2026 · $2.0M The Jackbox Party Pack 5 2018 · $2.0M
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 older $24.99 5,139 96% 154k $3.9M (exactly $3,852,708) Jackbox Games, Inc.
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 6 older $29.99 2,343 95% 70k $2.1M (exactly $2,107,997) Jackbox Games, Inc.
BidKing $2.99 22,238 33% 667k $2.0M (exactly $1,994,749) MindSurge Network & Games
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 older $29.99 2,180 93% 65k $2.0M (exactly $1,961,346) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 older $24.99 2,478 94% 74k $1.9M (exactly $1,857,757) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack older $24.99 1,467 90% 44k $1.1M (exactly $1,099,810) Jackbox Games, Inc.
The Jackbox Party Pack 2 older $24.99 1,447 95% 43k $1.1M (exactly $1,084,816) 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.
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 $29.99 419 93% 13k $377k (exactly $376,974) Jackbox Games, Inc.
Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum $19.99 357 98% 11k $214k (exactly $214,093) Jupiter Corporation
Trivia Tricks $14.99 220 93% 6.6k $99k (exactly $98,934) 3-Tricks
The Jackbox Survey Scramble $9.99 318 90% 9.5k $95k (exactly $95,305) Jackbox Games, Inc
Party Quiz $11.99 147 80% 4.4k $53k (exactly $52,876) White Ink
Fallacy Quiz $14.99 88 88% 2.6k $40k (exactly $39,574) Tim Krief
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
The You Quiz $9.99 100 93% 3.0k $30k (exactly $29,970) Hazard Wizard

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