murder mystery dinner party game
Skip itSoft demand (-62.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£18.95avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£11.91–£29.36cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay1,565.52avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay56%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad£19K£19K/yr · 30K searches
Growth
Bad-62.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, murder mystery dinner party game is a £19K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
murder mystery dinner party game market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £14K–£19K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.3%
- Avg BSR
- #980
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 2.5%
- Avg brand age
- 70 months
- Avg seller age
- 210 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 flat
Sellers
31
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Murder Mystery Flexi Party38%
- Murder Mystery Party22%
- Masters of Mystery14%
- Cryptic Killers8%
- University Games7%
- Talking Tables4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -62.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×
Top murder mystery dinner party game products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Murder Mystery Flexi Party Murder at the Manor 6-14 Player Dinner Party Game
Murder Mystery Flexi Party£16.474.5★1,950 rev
Murder at the Pizzeria 6-14 Player Murder Mystery Flexi-Party Dinner Party Game
Murder Mystery Flexi Party£16.424.5★1,018 rev
University Games 33217 The Champagne Murder Mystery Party Lord Michael Game Black One Size
Murder Mystery Party£15.894.3★392 rev
Murder Mystery Adult Party Game | Pasta Passion & Pistols Red White and Black
University Games£13.814.4★30 rev
A Slice of Murder Murder Mystery Party Game
Murder Mystery Party£14.124.4★256 rev
Newest
by launch date
Murder at Maple Manor Murder Mystery Game Cold Case Detective Kit & Crime Investigation Solve Murder at a Luxury Gilded Age Manor Immersive Evidence Pack with Online Clues Game Night & Gift
Trench and Trilby£11.9189 rev
Murder Mission - Murder Mystery Game - Detective Killer Case Files - Date Night Party Groups - Unsolved Cryptic Games - Killer At The Casino
Murder Mission£15.467 rev
Talking Tables Murder Mystery at the Botanic Gardens Game Puzzles Clues Family Games Adults Dinner Party Brain Teaser Puzzles Secret Santa Christmas Ages 16+ 5-13 Players
Talking Tables£12.06183 rev
Replay-able A Wine Tasting Themed Murder Mystery Game Kit English 4-20 Players
Masters of Mystery£28.9073 rev
Replay-able Cowboy Wild West Murder Mystery Dinner Game for Up to 20 Adults - Host Your Own Dinner Party Game Night - Cowboy & Wild West Theme Medium English 4-20 Players
Masters of Mystery£29.36106 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMurder at Maple Manor Murder Mystery Game Cold Case Detective Kit & Crime Investigation Solve Murder at a Luxury Gilded Age Manor Immersive Evidence Pack with Online Clues Game Night & Gift
Trench and Trilby£11.914.6★
Murder Mission - Murder Mystery Game - Detective Killer Case Files - Date Night Party Groups - Unsolved Cryptic Games - Killer At The Casino
Murder Mission£15.463.7★
Murder Mystery Party Case Files
Murder Mystery Party£13.494.5★
Replay-able Cowboy Wild West Murder Mystery Dinner Game for Up to 20 Adults - Host Your Own Dinner Party Game Night - Cowboy & Wild West Theme Medium English 4-20 Players
Masters of Mystery£29.364.3★
Unsolved murder mystery game - Cold Case Files Investigation - Detective clues / evidence - Solve the crime - Individuals date nights & party groups - Murder at the Movie Theater by CRYPTIC KILLERS
Cryptic Killers£15.874.7★
What buyers say about murder mystery dinner party game
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Extremely entertaining”
“Great value”
“Really well put together mystery game, good fun”
“The quality of the evidence made us feel like real crime investigators”
“easy to follow”
“Ideal gift”
“Well put together”
“Really cleverly made”
“Instructions were clear”
“Material quality was so authentic”
What buyers complain about
“it was ultimately boring”
“Not easy”
“Instructions could have been clearer since it led us to use unnecessary things”
“information was ambiguous at best”
“Lacks much depth, dont bother”
“actually pretty hard”
“the only mystery is how such an utterly appalling product has been produced”
“they could be a little cheaper as once played cant be re-used”
“it'd get a bit messy with more than that”
“Took us a while to figure it put”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is murder mystery dinner party game profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £19K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -62.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the murder mystery dinner party game niche?
- 9 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in murder mystery dinner party game?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Fun/Entertainment Experience, Ease Of Use, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for murder mystery dinner party game peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the murder mystery dinner party game niche?
- Listings span £11.91–£29.36; the average listing price is £18.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,566 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.