Momentum · ranked
Rising
Niches where the typical new release earns more than it did 24 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. 906 niches qualify, observed .
size: window:
- Top-Down Shooter + World War II Fair revenue up 120% on the market
- Arena Shooter + 4 Player Local Poor odds revenue up 185% on the market
- Precision Platformer + Aliens Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Bullet Hell + Medieval Poor odds revenue up 225% on the market
- FPS + Runner Long shot revenue up 225% on the market
- Basketball + Action Poor odds revenue up 205% on the market
- Vehicular Combat + Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- Sokoban + Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 225% on the market
- 3D Platformer + War Poor odds revenue up 185% on the market
- Immersive Sim + 6DOF Poor odds revenue up 120% on the market
- Flight + Cyberpunk Poor odds revenue up 105% on the market
- Character Action Game + Platformer Poor odds revenue up 155% on the market
- Driving + Space Poor odds revenue up 160% on the market
- Music-Based Procedural Generation + Fantasy Fair revenue up 140% on the market
- Class-Based + Arena Shooter Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- Puzzle Platformer + Lovecraftian Poor odds revenue up 195% on the market
- Offroad + Sports Poor odds revenue up 105% on the market
- Simulation + Werewolves Poor odds revenue up 120% on the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds revenue up 210% on the market
- Character Customization + 6DOF Poor odds revenue up 115% on the market
- Sniper + Military Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Action RPG + War Poor odds revenue up 205% on the market
- Agriculture + Mining Poor odds revenue up 165% on the market
- Space Sim + Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 215% on the market
- Action-Adventure + On-Rails Shooter Poor odds revenue up 140% on the market
- FMV + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Strategy RPG + Military Poor odds revenue up 150% on the market
- Hack and Slash + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds revenue up 135% on the market
- Tanks + 2D Platformer Fair revenue up 90% on the market
- Survival Horror + Assassins Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- Hero Shooter + Magic Poor odds revenue up 105% on the market
- Sandbox + Survival Horror Poor odds revenue up 195% on the market
- CRPG + Puzzle Poor odds revenue up 195% on the market
- Spectacle fighter + Cyberpunk Poor odds revenue up 195% on the market
- Hunting + Roguelite Poor odds revenue up 120% on the market
- Survival + LGBTQ+ Poor odds revenue up 160% on the market
- Open World + Archery Poor odds revenue up 115% on the market
- Souls-like + Psychological Horror Poor odds revenue up 210% on the market
- Twin Stick Shooter + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds revenue up 90% on the market
- Battle Royale + Arena Shooter Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Class-Based + Space Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Action-Adventure + FMV Poor odds revenue up 135% on the market
- Platformer + Lovecraftian Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- Precision Platformer + Historical Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- Open World + Bullet Time Poor odds revenue up 205% on the market
- Hidden Object + Gothic Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- Building + God Game Poor odds revenue up 155% on the market
- Shooter + On-Rails Shooter Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Open World Survival Craft + FPS Poor odds revenue up 135% on the market
- Shooter + Time Travel Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
Field notes, weekly
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
Your address goes to Buttondown, which sends the letter, and nowhere else. Every issue has an unsubscribe link. No tracking beyond the open count Buttondown keeps.