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. 1,976 niches qualify, observed .
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- Survival Horror + Outbreak Sim Fair revenue up 1950% on the market
- Investigation + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 1460% on the market
- Cooking + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds revenue up 1880% on the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Cats Poor odds revenue up 1340% on the market
- Action RPG + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 1340% on the market
- Time Manipulation + Dark Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 2600% on the market
- Rhythm + Choose Your Own Adventure Strong odds revenue up 1825% on the market
- Action RTS + Roguelike Poor odds revenue up 1390% on the market
- Interactive Fiction + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 815% on the market
- Local Co-Op + Robots Poor odds revenue up 1770% on the market
- FPS + Metroidvania Poor odds revenue up 2030% on the market
- Tactical + Interactive Fiction Poor odds revenue up 1970% on the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Medieval Poor odds revenue up 1195% on the market
- Minigames + Incremental Poor odds revenue up 2245% on the market
- Survival Horror + Escape Room Poor odds revenue up 1010% on the market
- Survival + Agriculture Poor odds revenue up 1565% on the market
- Boomer Shooter + Roguelite Poor odds revenue up 1925% on the market
- Flight + 6DOF Poor odds revenue up 1310% on the market
- Souls-like + Beat 'em up Poor odds revenue up 2145% on the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Alternate History Poor odds revenue up 1550% on the market
- Open World + Dragons Poor odds revenue up 2060% on the market
- Party-Based RPG + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds revenue up 1880% on the market
- Point & Click + Faith Poor odds revenue up 2270% on the market
- Gun Customization + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds revenue up 1850% on the market
- Economy + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 2210% on the market
- City Builder + Dark Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 1505% on the market
- Action RPG + Action RTS Poor odds revenue up 1185% on the market
- Open World + Tactical RPG Poor odds revenue up 1910% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Pirates Poor odds revenue up 905% on the market
- 3D Platformer + Visual Novel Fair revenue up 800% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Dinosaurs Poor odds revenue up 1945% on the market
- Sports + Vehicular Combat Poor odds revenue up 690% on the market
- RPG + Naval Poor odds revenue up 1485% on the market
- Action RPG + Party-Based RPG Poor odds revenue up 1070% on the market
- Action RTS + Management Poor odds revenue up 880% on the market
- Spectacle fighter + Sci-fi Poor odds revenue up 1725% on the market
- Stealth + Crafting Poor odds revenue up 1615% on the market
- Action RPG + Faith Poor odds revenue up 1415% on the market
- Combat + Pirates Poor odds revenue up 1700% on the market
- Walking Simulator + Aliens Poor odds revenue up 1955% on the market
- Action RTS + Hack and Slash Poor odds revenue up 800% on the market
- Action RPG + Spectacle fighter Poor odds revenue up 1500% on the market
- Inventory Management + Crime Poor odds revenue up 1820% on the market
- Stealth + Procedural Generation Poor odds revenue up 1520% on the market
- Automobile Sim + Offroad Poor odds revenue up 1655% on the market
- World War I Poor odds revenue up 1705% on the market
- Inventory Management + Gambling Poor odds revenue up 1600% on the market
- Spectacle fighter + Action-Adventure Poor odds revenue up 1170% on the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Demons Poor odds revenue up 1930% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds revenue up 1590% on the market
Field notes, weekly
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