Flooded and dead · ranked worst first
Death list
Niches where nobody is earning or nobody is shipping, and niches where announcements outrun the developers who shipped. 2,899 dead, 11,282 flooded, 778 more with poor odds, observed .
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- Battle Royale + Futuristic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + 3D Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Looter Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Strategy RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Creature Collector + Supernatural Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Real Time Tactics Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + MOBA Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Creature Collector Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Tactical RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Post-apocalyptic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Tanks + Resource Management Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hunting + Farming Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Turn-Based Tactics Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Hack and Slash Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Action RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Survival Horror + Tactical RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Action Game + Third-Person Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Metroidvania + Ninja Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action-Adventure + Political Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Cyberpunk Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Online Co-Op + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Flight + Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Destruction + Stealth Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Tactical Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Dragons Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Diplomacy Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Destruction Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hunting + Demons Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sandbox + Assassins Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + CRPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Survival + Time Travel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Asynchronous Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Card Battler + Alternate History Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Turn-Based Strategy Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Life Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Mythology Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hunting + Life Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Sci-fi Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + RTS Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Online Co-Op + Bullet Time Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + MOBA Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Hack and Slash Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Rhythm + Mystery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Creature Collector + Robots Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Precision Platformer + LGBTQ+ Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Building Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Historical Dead fewer than 5 developers
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