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Heroquest

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Heroquest doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 28Growth 13Conversion 29Competition 45Returns 96Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 72Quality gap 16
This niche Category average

Is Heroquest profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Heroquest is a £122K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (202K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Heroquest: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -23.4% over the last 90 days and 2.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£122K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-23.4%202K
Conversion rate2.3%
Avg price£26.37

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers2 · 107
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market0%
Avg brand age43 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement19%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews626

Top Heroquest products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

107

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Hasbro Gaming77%
  • Avalon Hill23%

Heroquest demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume202KCVR2.3%Products16Brands2Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate3.9%Rating4.7★Reviews626Avg BSR#636
13K8KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Top Heroquest search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • heroquest131K/yr
  • hero quest37K/yr
  • heroquest expansion17K/yr
  • hero quest expansion pack8K/yr
  • hero quest board game7K/yr
  • avalon hill2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Heroquest

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

97% of reviews
Collectibles23%

Good quality figures, scenario booklet and accessories

Value For Money22%

All in all the product price point is very good

Quality-Overall16%

Good quality game pieces, scenario booklet and accessories

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

Heroquest is epic

Fun/Entertainment Experience8%

amazing game

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Strength25%

And the walls come crumbling down

Thickness25%

only downside is that the new tiles/'rooms' are quite thin, bendy, board, would have preferred them to be thicker and more robust

Material Quality25%

I hate the rubbery materials used for the figures

Size-Overall25%

bigger

Heroquest return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.9%

Return rate

12%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Value For Money
24%
2Gifting Purpose
17%
3Defective Material/Parts
11%
4Product Condition
9%
5Quality-Overall
9%

Common Heroquest questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Heroquest 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £122K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -23.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Heroquest on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.