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. 2,895 dead, 11,325 flooded, 767 more with poor odds, observed .
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- Survival + Sailing Poor odds median ×10 the market
- City Builder + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×86 the market
- Hack and Slash + Dystopian Poor odds median ×9.7 the market
- PvP + Adventure Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Action-Adventure + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×7.9 the market
- Action RTS + Physics Poor odds ×5.7 announced per shipper
- Third-Person Shooter + Vehicular Combat Poor odds ×5.7 announced per shipper
- CRPG + Building Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Crafting + Military Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Otome + Magic Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Automobile Sim + Trading Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Sailing + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×43 the market
- Co-op + Sailing Poor odds median ×25 the market
- Building + Sailing Poor odds median ×82 the market
- Online Co-Op + Card Battler Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Class-Based + Real Time Tactics Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- FPS + Spectacle fighter Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Stealth + Base Building Poor odds median ×20 the market
- Action-Adventure + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Colony Sim + Crafting Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Action-Adventure + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Class-Based + RTS Poor odds ×5.7 announced per shipper
- Party-Based RPG + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Souls-like + Supernatural Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Character Customization + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Wrestling + Combat Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Investigation + Platformer Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Stealth + Modern Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- Loot + Dystopian Poor odds median ×31 the market
- Resource Management + Mars Poor odds median ×563 the market
- Building + Mythology Poor odds median ×7.3 the market
- PvE + Trading Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- FPS + Crafting Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Action-Adventure + Base Building Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Wrestling + Action Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- 3D Platformer + Underwater Poor odds median ×5.9 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Looter Shooter + Dystopian Poor odds median ×6.8 the market
- Metroidvania + Puzzle Platformer Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Agriculture + Exploration Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Action-Adventure + Animals Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- PvP + Fantasy Poor odds ×5.6 announced per shipper
- Creature Collector + Turn-Based Tactics Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Exploration + Steampunk Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Action + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Heist Poor odds ×5.6 announced per shipper
- Destruction + Turn-Based Strategy Poor odds ×5.6 announced per shipper
- Fishing + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Combat + Assassins Poor odds ×5.6 announced per shipper
- Procedural Generation + Steampunk Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
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