Merge games
A promising niche: there are players and relatively few competitors. Average across 3 platforms: niche 60/100, demand 62/100, competition 39/100, development cost 27/100.
Niche
60/100
Demand (0–100)
62/100
Competition
39/100
Dev cost
27/100
Spend per player
$0.05
Key findings
- Ranked #9 of 100 in the overall niche ranking.
- The niche looks best on App Store (66/100) and weakest on Google Play (53/100).
- Competition is below typical: 39/100 vs a median of 57/100 — a new game has an easier time getting noticed.
- Development is cheaper than typical: index 27/100 vs a median of 39/100 — the genre is within reach of a small team.
By platform
| Platform | Popularity | Games / leaders’ share | Competition | Niche | Dev cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | no data | ||||
| itch.io | 63/100 | 518 | 37/100 | 63/100 | 28/100 |
| Yandex Games | no data | ||||
| Google Play | 67/100 | 73% | 58/100 | 53/100 | 29/100 |
| App Store | 56/100 | 35% | 22/100 | 66/100 | 25/100 |
Example games — itch.io
Free / small
Fused 240Mike Klubnika · free
PancitoMergeFáyer🔥 · free
Amalgamatesunil. · free
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Data updated October 12, 2026 Methodology