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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- Automobile Sim + Vehicular Combat Poor odds revenue up 535% on the market
- 2D Platformer + Alternate History Poor odds revenue up 1255% on the market
- Tactical RPG + Puzzle Poor odds revenue up 1030% on the market
- Card Battler + Dragons Poor odds revenue up 1250% on the market
- Souls-like + Gothic Poor odds revenue up 1015% on the market
- Open World + Wuxia Fair revenue up 1235% on the market
- Strategy RPG + Collectathon Poor odds revenue up 870% on the market
- Hidden Object + Lovecraftian Poor odds revenue up 1015% on the market
- Grand Strategy + Action Poor odds revenue up 710% on the market
- Survival Horror + Medieval Poor odds revenue up 290% on the market
- Online Co-Op + Heist Poor odds revenue up 1035% on the market
- Cooking + Romance Poor odds revenue up 780% on the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Thriller Poor odds revenue up 560% on the market
- Exploration + Western Poor odds revenue up 1440% on the market
- Walking Simulator + Conspiracy Poor odds revenue up 390% on the market
- JRPG + Demons Poor odds revenue up 1195% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Flight Poor odds revenue up 1250% on the market
- Immersive Sim + Flight Poor odds revenue up 1460% on the market
- Turn-Based Strategy + Cats Poor odds revenue up 665% on the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Mechs Poor odds revenue up 1305% on the market
- Adventure + Western Poor odds revenue up 620% on the market
- Mystery Dungeon + Incremental Long shot revenue up 1405% on the market
- Shooter + Capitalism Poor odds revenue up 1390% on the market
- Strategy RPG + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds revenue up 1250% on the market
- Hidden Object + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 620% on the market
- Open World + Puzzle Platformer Poor odds revenue up 835% on the market
- Wargame + Procedural Generation Poor odds revenue up 425% on the market
- FPS + Crafting Poor odds revenue up 680% on the market
- Metroidvania + Multiple Endings Poor odds revenue up 795% on the market
- Hunting + Horror Poor odds revenue up 390% on the market
- Swordplay + 2D Fighter Poor odds revenue up 1120% on the market
- Survival Horror + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 815% on the market
- Trading Card Game + Economy Poor odds revenue up 980% on the market
- Flight + Roguelike Poor odds revenue up 1220% on the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Robots Poor odds revenue up 1165% on the market
- Character Customization + Space Sim Poor odds revenue up 620% on the market
- FPS + Precision Platformer Fair revenue up 1100% on the market
- Dating Sim + Thriller Poor odds revenue up 1285% on the market
- Cooking + Hidden Object Fair revenue up 1075% on the market
- Strategy RPG + Arcade Poor odds revenue up 1180% on the market
- Shooter + Wargame Poor odds revenue up 800% on the market
- Immersive Sim + Real Time Tactics Poor odds revenue up 1115% on the market
- FPS + Platformer Poor odds revenue up 945% on the market
- Local Co-Op + Demons Poor odds revenue up 725% on the market
- Shooter + Economy Poor odds revenue up 1150% on the market
- Cooking + Score Attack Fair revenue up 685% on the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Nature Poor odds revenue up 780% on the market
- 4X + City Builder Poor odds revenue up 1030% on the market
- Party-Based RPG + Mystery Poor odds revenue up 500% on the market
- Sports + Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 1025% on the market
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