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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- Sports + Farming Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- BMX + Simulation Dead fewer than 5 developers
- City Builder + Pirates Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Survival + Heist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World Survival Craft + Third-Person Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Trading Card Game + Action Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Character Customization + Assassins Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Third-Person Shooter + Combat Racing Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hero Shooter + Sports Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Sci-fi Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Real Time Tactics + Level Editor Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Fighting + Split Screen Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 3D Fighter + Turn-Based Tactics Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Trading Card Game + War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Grid-Based Movement + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + Mystery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 4X + Adventure Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real Time Tactics + Crime Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Action Game + Arena Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Grand Strategy + Level Editor Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action + Political Sim Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Beat 'em up + Alternate History Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Fantasy Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 6DOF + Score Attack Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Level Editor + Choose Your Own Adventure Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 4 Player Local + Cyberpunk Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Spectacle fighter + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- CRPG + Farming Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Split Screen + Cyberpunk Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Exploration + Superhero Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Solitaire + Psychological Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Vehicular Combat + Turn-Based Combat Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Destruction + Inventory Management Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RTS + Party-Based RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Class-Based + Roguelike Deckbuilder Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World Survival Craft + Roguelike Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Strategy RPG + Mechs Dead fewer than 5 developers
- CRPG + Gothic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- PvP + Underwater Dead fewer than 5 developers
- PvP + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + FPS Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Arena Shooter + Building Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- PvE + Conspiracy Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + Card Game Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Racing + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 2D Fighter + Dystopian Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Match 3 + Space Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Action RTS Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Roguelike Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 3D Fighter + Dystopian Dead fewer than 5 developers
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