Momentum · ranked
Rising
Niches where the typical new release earns more than it did 12 months ago, against the market, while the number of developers shipping them is flat or falling. Momentum is market-adjusted, so a rising market does not make everything rise. 2,173 niches qualify, observed .
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- Racing + Snow Poor odds revenue up 278425% on the market
- JRPG + Beat 'em up Poor odds revenue up 61095% on the market
- Party-Based RPG + Zombies Poor odds revenue up 41865% on the market
- Combat + World War I Poor odds revenue up 52080% on the market
- Sandbox + Mars Poor odds revenue up 38685% on the market
- Swordplay + Base Building Poor odds revenue up 31820% on the market
- Naval Combat + Underwater Poor odds revenue up 44265% on the market
- Looter Shooter + War Poor odds revenue up 30050% on the market
- Action RPG + Trading Poor odds revenue up 45205% on the market
- Building + Mars Poor odds revenue up 23150% on the market
- Souls-like + Interactive Fiction Poor odds revenue up 17055% on the market
- Character Customization + Science Poor odds revenue up 26580% on the market
- MMORPG + Co-op Poor odds revenue up 23130% on the market
- Basketball + Character Customization Poor odds revenue up 19195% on the market
- Building + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 14730% on the market
- Agriculture + Magic Poor odds revenue up 14500% on the market
- Board Game + Dating Sim Fair revenue up 20280% on the market
- Spectacle fighter + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 21695% on the market
- Loot + Mechs Poor odds revenue up 11835% on the market
- JRPG + Faith Poor odds revenue up 9705% on the market
- Spectacle fighter + Medieval Poor odds revenue up 12345% on the market
- Puzzle Platformer + Crime Poor odds revenue up 15370% on the market
- Co-op + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 15730% on the market
- RTS + Local Multiplayer Poor odds revenue up 13335% on the market
- Loot + War Poor odds revenue up 17705% on the market
- Souls-like + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds revenue up 16155% on the market
- Action RPG + Dinosaurs Poor odds revenue up 17605% on the market
- On-Rails Shooter + Tower Defense Fair revenue up 17220% on the market
- Investigation + Assassins Poor odds revenue up 7070% on the market
- 6DOF + Military Poor odds revenue up 14105% on the market
- Hunting + Cooking Poor odds revenue up 11255% on the market
- Action RPG + Sailing Poor odds revenue up 4565% on the market
- Economy + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 6960% on the market
- 6DOF + Strategy Poor odds revenue up 10660% on the market
- Cycling + Physics Poor odds revenue up 10180% on the market
- Loot + Life Sim Poor odds revenue up 14160% on the market
- Souls-like + Dragons Poor odds revenue up 5820% on the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Shooter Poor odds revenue up 10745% on the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Thriller Poor odds revenue up 8160% on the market
- Survival + Mechs Poor odds revenue up 10850% on the market
- Character Customization + Sailing Poor odds revenue up 5325% on the market
- 6DOF + War Fair revenue up 12810% on the market
- Level Editor + Modern Poor odds revenue up 8180% on the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Investigation Poor odds revenue up 7215% on the market
- Bikes + Character Customization Fair revenue up 10180% on the market
- Stealth + Dinosaurs Poor odds revenue up 10135% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Music Poor odds revenue up 5320% on the market
- Cycling + Sports Fair revenue up 7565% on the market
- Flight + Real Time Tactics Poor odds revenue up 6850% on the market
- Character Customization + Time Travel Poor odds revenue up 6970% on the market
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