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History Games

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — History Games doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Ranks 1,703 of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · −2 vs the category median of 46

Market size 30Growth 37Conversion 81Competition 12Returns 80Price range 86Avg price 91Brand share 4Review moat 60Quality gap 38
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is History Games profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, History Games is a $134K/yr Amazon United States market (73K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

History Games: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +9.8% over the last 90 days and 8.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$134K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+9.8%73K
Conversion rate8.5%
Avg price$21.56

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 14
Top-5 product click share85%
Open market2%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)3· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,102

Top History Games 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 capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$13K$27K$40K$53K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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  • Quokka3%
  • The World Game2%
  • Asmodee2%

History Games demand & seasonality

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

Volume73KCVR8.5%Products11Brands6Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews1,102Avg BSR#795
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 14.7×

Top History Games search terms shoppers use

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

  • history game14K/yr
  • history trivia game25K/yr
  • history games13K/yr
  • history trivia6K/yr
  • history channel trivia game15K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about History Games

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

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience60%

Fun Game

Trivia Games17%

good set for trivia night

Educational-Overall7%

Great educational game

Gifting Purpose4%

Bought this as a Christmas gift

Ease Of Use3%

Its a fun easy game

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Accuracy-Overall22%

Not accurate unless you go back a few years and play

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting11%

The instructions are confusing

Design-Overall11%

the card design isnt as good as the original

Ease Of Use9%

too simple

Size-Overall9%

OMG argument might be the size of the cards which are tiny

History Games return rate & reasons

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

1.8%

Return rate

38%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
18%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
16%
3Value For Money
13%
4Fun/Entertainment Experience
12%
5Product Condition
9%

Common History Games questions

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

Flapen scores History Games 44/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $134K/yr across 11 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +9.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for History Games on Amazon United States peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 14.7× the quietest.