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title: "Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game — $70K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 40/100 · $70K/yr market · 146K searches/yr · $27.63 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **murder mystery dinner party game**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-24.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 17Growth 13Conversion 22Competition 54Returns 65Price range 81Avg price 95Brand share 15Review moat 52Quality gap 60
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$27.63**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$8.83–$43.48**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Good****2.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****53%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Good****1,404.26**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$70K**
$70K/yr · 146K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-24.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, murder mystery dinner party game is a $70K/yr Amazon United States market (146K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **murder mystery dinner party game market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$83K–$111K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,892**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **93%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **148 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**10 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**89**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**53%**
Top 20: 93%
**Open market**
**4%**
- Murder Mystery Party33% - University Games30% - Broadway Murder Mysteries20% - Masters of Mystery9% - Murderous Decisions2% - Cryptic Killers2% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 4%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/murder-mystery-dinner-party-game/trend)
## **Top murder mystery dinner party game search terms**
- **murder mystery party**48K/yr-23.7%1.2% conv. - **murder mystery dinner party kit**9K/yr+89.6%2.2% conv. - **murder mystery party game**20K/yr-28.0%1.5% conv. - **murder mystery party kit**9K/yr+2.0%1.4% conv. - **mystery dinner party kit**7K/yr+23.9%0.8% conv. - **murder mystery dinner party game**28K/yr-79.9%1.5% conv. - **mystery party**5K/yr-6.6%0.0% conv. - **murder mystery dinner**5K/yr-22.3%1.7% conv. - **murder mystery dinner party**4K/yr-0.9%2.2% conv. - **mystery dinner**2K/yr-18.2%0.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/murder-mystery-dinner-party-game/search-terms)
## **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.
0%4%$3K8%$6K12%$8K16%$11K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Murder Mystery Party Pasta Passion & Pistols Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game for Adults Interactive Crime Solving Role Play Game Night Kit with Invitations & Clues Ages 18+**University Games**$17.55**4.5★742 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000J00L) [2**Murder Mystery Party A Slice of Murder Dinner Party Game Interactive Role Play Mystery for Adults Ages 18+**Murder Mystery Party**$22.78**4.4★270 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QVWWXBW) [3**Murder Mystery Party A Taste for Wine & Murder Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game for Adults Interactive Crime Solving Role Play Game Night Kit with Invitations & Clues Ages 16+**University Games**$20.26**4.5★1,009 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000J00M) [4**Roaring 20s Murder Mystery Game | A 1920s-Themed Party Kit | Interactive Detective Dinner Party Game | Flexible Number of Players 4-20**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.97**4.3★60 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8P7P1WH) [5**Murder Mystery Party Death by Chocolate A Decadent Murder Mystery Party Game for Ages 14+**Murder Mystery Party**$20.45**4.3★461 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QTWK82F)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Murder at The Moulin Rouge | Glamorous 1920s Paris Themed Murder Mystery Game Kit | Party Game for Adults and Teens | Flexible 4-20+ Players**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.96**18 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G94ZJYCD) [**Roaring 20s Murder Mystery Game | A 1920s-Themed Party Kit | Interactive Detective Dinner Party Game | Flexible Number of Players 4-20**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.97**60 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8P7P1WH) [**80s Mall Murder Madness | 1980s Murder Mystery Dinner Party Kit | Murder Mystery Games for Adults & Teens | Flexible 4-20+ Players**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.76**60 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8P8LM5K) [**Bullets On Broadway Murder Mystery Game | Murder Mystery Dinner Party Kit | Broadway Mystery Game for Adults and Teens | Interactive Detective Dinner Party Game | Flexible Number of Players 4-20**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.77**34 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8PD8TS3) [**Murder at the Roller Rink | 80s Murder Mystery Game | Murder Mystery Dinner Party Kit for Adults and Teens | Interactive Detective Dinner Party Game | Flexible Number of Players 4-20**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.94**44 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8PJQNBH)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Murder Mystery Party Games - A Murder on the Grill Host Your Own Cookout Murder Mystery Dinner for 8 Adult Players Solve the Case with Crime Scene Clues 18 Years and Up**Murder Mystery Party**$22.92**4.5★**▲ 210%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000J01D) [**Murder at The Moulin Rouge | Glamorous 1920s Paris Themed Murder Mystery Game Kit | Party Game for Adults and Teens | Flexible 4-20+ Players**Broadway Murder Mysteries**$36.96**4.7★**▲ 195%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G94ZJYCD) [**Cryptic Killers Unsolved Murder Mystery Game - Cold Case File Investigation - Detective Clues/Evidence - Solve the Crime - Individuals Date Nights & Party Groups - Murder at the Movie Theater**Cryptic Killers**$18.92**4.7★**▲ 61%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JGQJNR2) [**Murder Mystery Party A Slice of Murder Dinner Party Game Interactive Role Play Mystery for Adults Ages 18+**Murder Mystery Party**$22.78**4.4★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QVWWXBW) [**16 Pieces Halloween Crime Scene Decorations Kit Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game Supplies Includes Body Silhouette Crime Scene Tape Evidence Markers and Blody Sticker Home for Crime Scene Party Decor**MASHAN**$12.88**4.5★**▲ 24%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B82XB7G4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about murder mystery dinner party game**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**75%
*“Super entertaining”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Worth every penny”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use”*
**Trivia Games**3%
*“Fun mystery challenge”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Extremely well made”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**1%
*“Directions were clear”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
*“Better Than Most”*
**Material Quality**1%
*“The materials are well prepared, and much care was taken to have different handwriting for affidavits, photos look old when they need to, etc”*
**Assembly/Installation**1%
*“well put together”*
**Design-Overall**1%
*“Unique and well designed”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**14%
*“And it was much more expensive”*
**Hard Feel**11%
*“It was hard enough that it wasn't predictable”*
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**11%
*“Didn't enjoy this at all”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Bit expensive for quality”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Doesnt make it too easy for you”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“the timestamp on the evidence made it impossible”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“We did not take advantage of the hints available”*
**Strength**3%
*“The evidence markers are rather flimsy”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“It was so small”*
**Durability**2%
*“Takes about 2 hours to crack the case”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**25%
**Value For Money**16%
**Size-Overall**15%
**Product Condition**8%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**5%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%
**Hard Feel**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is murder mystery dinner party game profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $70K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- **How competitive is the murder mystery dinner party game niche?**
- 10 brands and 89 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in murder mystery dinner party game?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Hard Feel, Fun/Entertainment Experience. The return rate is 2.4%.
- **When does demand for murder mystery dinner party game peak?**
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the murder mystery dinner party game niche?**
- Listings span $8.83–$43.48; the average listing price is $27.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,404 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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