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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- Arena Shooter + Tanks Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Agriculture + Logic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Open World Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 6DOF + Choose Your Own Adventure Dead fewer than 5 developers
- PvP + Hacking Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sniper + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Trading Card Game + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Party-Based RPG + Life Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Online Co-Op + Science Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Action Game + Roguelite Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Cold War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Strategy Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + RPG Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 3D Fighter + Space Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Assassins Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RTS + Trading Card Game Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Vehicular Combat + Runner Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Cycling + Driving Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real Time Tactics + Hex Grid Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Space Sim + Twin Stick Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action RPG + Tabletop Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + 3D Fighter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RTS + Shoot 'Em Up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Local Co-Op + Pirates Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Swordplay + Tower Defense Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + Stealth Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Parkour + Mythology Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Life Sim + Dinosaurs Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Turn-Based Strategy + Faith Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Arena Shooter + Cats Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World Survival Craft + Aliens Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Sniper Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Third-Person Shooter + Cold War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Automobile Sim + Asynchronous Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Arena Shooter + Medieval Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Vehicular Combat Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Arena Shooter + Level Editor Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hack and Slash + Supernatural Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Artificial Intelligence Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + Looter Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Turn-Based Strategy + Time Manipulation Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Life Sim + Mystery Dungeon Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action RTS + Third-Person Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 6DOF + Precision Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Puzzle Platformer + Faith Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Combat Racing + Tactical Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Swordplay + Bullet Hell Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Space Sim + Dystopian Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Bullet Time + Puzzle Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Stealth + Dynamic Narration Dead fewer than 5 developers
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