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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- 3D Fighter + Post-apocalyptic Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Racing + Skateboarding Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Sports Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Motocross + Driving Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Space Sim Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MMORPG + Female Protagonist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Archery + Puzzle Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Strategy + Mini Golf Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 4X + Arcade Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Grid-Based Movement + Demons Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Combat Racing + Nature Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Agriculture Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Physics + Lemmings Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Swordplay + Supernatural Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real Time Tactics + Rhythm Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Driving + Robots Dead fewer than 5 developers
- City Builder + Match 3 Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Souls-like + Point & Click Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sniper + Strategy Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Top-Down Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Automobile Sim + Female Protagonist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Combat Racing + War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Choices Matter + Dinosaurs Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Turn-Based + Solitaire Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Walking Simulator + Solitaire Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Metroidvania + Twin Stick Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Wargame + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 4X + Tactical RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- CRPG + Lovecraftian Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Vampires Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sandbox + Superhero Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Management + Mars Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + MOBA Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Submarine + World War II Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Resource Management Dead fewer than 5 developers
- City Builder + Real-Time Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Class-Based + Historical Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Driving + Historical Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Action-Adventure Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Party-Based RPG + 3D Platformer Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + Tactical Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Arcade + Assassins Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + Real Time Tactics Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Dark Fantasy Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Archery + Roguelite Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + Turn-Based Tactics Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Offroad + Vehicular Combat Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Souls-like + Rhythm Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Puzzle + Mechs Dead fewer than 5 developers
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