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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- Boss Rush + 2D Platformer Poor odds revenue up 140% on the market
- PvP + Flight Poor odds revenue up 130% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Shooter Poor odds revenue up 100% on the market
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Space Poor odds revenue up 140% on the market
- Sports + Adventure Fair revenue up 140% on the market
- Shooter + Tactical Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- Grid-Based Movement + Roguelite Poor odds revenue up 155% on the market
- Party-Based RPG + PvE Poor odds revenue up 145% on the market
- Hidden Object + Psychological Horror Fair revenue up 130% on the market
- Open World + JRPG Poor odds revenue up 95% on the market
- Point & Click + Futuristic Poor odds revenue up 115% on the market
- Survival + Thriller Poor odds revenue up 145% on the market
- Open World + Lovecraftian Poor odds revenue up 60% on the market
- PvP + Golf Fair revenue up 90% on the market
- Perma Death + Medieval Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- Stealth + Roguelike Poor odds revenue up 110% on the market
- Quick-Time Events + Resource Management Fair revenue up 190% on the market
- JRPG + Party-Based RPG Poor odds revenue up 95% on the market
- Choose Your Own Adventure + War Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- PvP + Survival Poor odds revenue up 165% on the market
- Collectathon + 2D Platformer Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- Exploration + Shoot 'Em Up Poor odds revenue up 60% on the market
- Exploration + Demons Poor odds revenue up 95% on the market
- Farming Sim + Time Management Poor odds revenue up 135% on the market
- Automation + God Game Poor odds revenue up 135% on the market
- Combat Racing + 4 Player Local Poor odds revenue up 165% on the market
- Character Customization + Space Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- Immersive Sim + Cooking Poor odds revenue up 165% on the market
- Transportation + Modern Poor odds revenue up 135% on the market
- JRPG + Hack and Slash Poor odds revenue up 65% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Card Battler Poor odds revenue up 180% on the market
- Platformer + Dystopian Poor odds revenue up 90% on the market
- Exploration + Dark Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 165% on the market
- Spectacle fighter + Roguelite Poor odds revenue up 50% on the market
- Survival Horror + Walking Simulator Poor odds revenue up 80% on the market
- City Builder + Trading Poor odds revenue up 130% on the market
- Survival Horror + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 155% on the market
- Base Building + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds revenue up 175% on the market
- Adventure + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 115% on the market
- Hidden Object + Incremental Poor odds revenue up 95% on the market
- Souls-like + Exploration Poor odds revenue up 180% on the market
- 4X + Procedural Generation Poor odds revenue up 130% on the market
- Automobile Sim + 3D Platformer Poor odds revenue up 185% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist Poor odds revenue up 130% on the market
- Survival + Psychological Horror Poor odds revenue up 120% on the market
- Shoot 'Em Up + Magic Poor odds revenue up 170% on the market
- FPS + Puzzle Platformer Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up Poor odds revenue up 90% on the market
- Hidden Object + Mystery Fair revenue up 115% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds revenue up 80% on the market
Field notes, weekly
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