Momentum · ranked
Rising
Niches where the typical new release earns more than it did 12 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. 2,195 niches qualify, observed .
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- 3D Platformer + Platformer Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Combat + Historical Poor odds revenue up 45% on the market
- FPS + Female Protagonist Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Exploration + Farming Sim Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Arena Shooter + Dark Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Action + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Realistic Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Survival + Underwater Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- JRPG + Dark Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Survival Horror + Horror Poor odds revenue up 45% on the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Building Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Point & Click + Mythology Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Fighting + Arcade Poor odds revenue up 25% on the market
- Immersive Sim + Dark Fantasy Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Shooter + Exploration Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Character Customization Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Exploration + Arcade Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Action RTS Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Parkour + Medieval Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Puzzle + Nature Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Puzzle + Interactive Fiction Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- PvE + Investigation Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Driving + Split Screen Fair revenue up 30% on the market
- Wargame + Roguelike Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Turn-Based Strategy + Wargame Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Platformer Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Idler + Psychological Horror Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Hidden Object + Puzzle Fair revenue up 35% on the market
- Shoot 'Em Up + Tower Defense Fair revenue up 30% on the market
- FPS + Sci-fi Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Open World + Party-Based RPG Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Adventure + Supernatural Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Grand Strategy + Action Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Bullet Hell Poor odds revenue up 25% on the market
- Dating Sim + Point & Click Poor odds revenue up 25% on the market
- FPS + Shooter Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Action RPG + Survival Poor odds revenue up 25% on the market
- Looter Shooter + Shooter Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Sailing + Naval Poor odds revenue up 25% on the market
- Exploration + Puzzle Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Grand Strategy + Military Poor odds revenue up 40% on the market
- Exploration + Cats Poor odds revenue up 25% on the market
- Automobile Sim + Hidden Object Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Action + Military Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Hidden Object + Detective Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Shooter + Dinosaurs Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Local Co-Op + Dogs Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
- Action-Adventure + Magic Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Platformer Poor odds revenue up 30% on the market
- Adventure + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds revenue up 35% on the market
Field notes, weekly
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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