Momentum · ranked
Rising
Niches where the typical new release earns more than it did 6 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. 2,014 niches qualify, observed .
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- Hidden Object + Gothic Poor odds revenue up 125% on the market
- JRPG + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 125% on the market
- Point & Click + Romance Poor odds revenue up 220% on the market
- Physics + Psychological Horror Poor odds revenue up 245% on the market
- Precision Platformer + Cats Poor odds revenue up 290% on the market
- Action + Faith Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Open World + Horror Poor odds revenue up 280% on the market
- Logic + Typing Fair revenue up 175% on the market
- Action Roguelike + Alternate History Poor odds revenue up 200% on the market
- Open World + Hunting Poor odds revenue up 80% on the market
- Hack and Slash + Gothic Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- Exploration + Conspiracy Poor odds revenue up 150% on the market
- Roguelite + Zombies Poor odds revenue up 225% on the market
- Offroad + Driving Poor odds revenue up 285% on the market
- Collectathon + Space Fair revenue up 230% on the market
- Action + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 305% on the market
- Boomer Shooter + Sci-fi Poor odds revenue up 185% on the market
- Boomer Shooter + Military Poor odds revenue up 305% on the market
- Character Customization + Military Poor odds revenue up 265% on the market
- Stealth + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 260% on the market
- Metroidvania + 2D Platformer Poor odds revenue up 210% on the market
- Open World + 2D Platformer Poor odds revenue up 245% on the market
- Space Sim + Trading Poor odds revenue up 185% on the market
- Platformer + Vampires Poor odds revenue up 110% on the market
- Visual Novel + Incremental Fair revenue up 195% on the market
- Automobile Sim + Adventure Poor odds revenue up 245% on the market
- Open World + Flight Poor odds revenue up 270% on the market
- Action Roguelike + Zombies Poor odds revenue up 200% on the market
- Combat Racing + Action Roguelike Poor odds revenue up 200% on the market
- Sports + Modern Fair revenue up 305% on the market
- Point & Click + Hacking Poor odds revenue up 115% on the market
- Collectathon + Dark Fantasy Fair revenue up 170% on the market
- Souls-like + Arcade Poor odds revenue up 310% on the market
- Level Editor + Resource Management Poor odds revenue up 185% on the market
- RTS + Action Roguelike Poor odds revenue up 205% on the market
- Action RTS + Strategy Poor odds revenue up 260% on the market
- Open World + Demons Poor odds revenue up 155% on the market
- Logic + Supernatural Fair revenue up 200% on the market
- Automobile Sim + Sci-fi Poor odds revenue up 240% on the market
- Sailing + Resource Management Poor odds revenue up 190% on the market
- Deckbuilding + Match 3 Poor odds revenue up 145% on the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Nature Poor odds revenue up 80% on the market
- 3D Fighter + 4 Player Local Poor odds revenue up 125% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Historical Poor odds revenue up 290% on the market
- RPG + Military Poor odds revenue up 195% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Destruction Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- FPS + Base Building Poor odds revenue up 180% on the market
- Adventure + World War II Poor odds revenue up 280% on the market
- Trading + Nature Poor odds revenue up 160% on the market
- Strategy RPG + Alternate History Poor odds revenue up 265% on the market
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