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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- Third-Person Shooter + Stealth Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Colony Sim + Adventure Poor odds median ×9.6 the market
- Management + Mystery Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Class-Based + Futuristic Poor odds ×5.5 announced per shipper
- Open World + 2D Fighter Poor odds ×5.5 announced per shipper
- Choices Matter + Time Manipulation Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Combat Racing + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Wargame + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Gun Customization + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- PvP + CRPG Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Survival + Hacking Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Snowboarding Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- CRPG + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Action RTS + Economy Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Supernatural Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Combat + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Crafting + Mythology Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Stealth + Dystopian Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Destruction + Base Building Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Co-op Campaign + 2D Platformer Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Destruction + Beat 'em up Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Co-op + Mythology Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Immersive Sim + Medical Sim Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Crafting + Steampunk Poor odds median ×9.6 the market
- PvP + Souls-like Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Action RPG + Fishing Poor odds median ×5.1 the market
- Naval Combat + Management Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Asynchronous Multiplayer + Building Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Character Customization + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×40 the market
- Immersive Sim + Gun Customization Poor odds median ×17 the market
- FPS + Destruction Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Stealth + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Hack and Slash + Puzzle Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- PvP + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Looter Shooter + Tactical Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Driving + Base Building Poor odds median ×50 the market
- Parkour + PvE Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Automobile Sim + Crafting Poor odds median ×6.2 the market
- Action-Adventure + Naval Combat Poor odds median ×24 the market
- Choices Matter + Hex Grid Poor odds median ×7.4 the market
- Hack and Slash + Horror Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Swordplay + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- FMV + Modern Poor odds median ×159 the market
- Combat + Dystopian Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Action + Alternate History Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Survival Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- 3D Fighter + Cyberpunk Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- Puzzle Platformer + Time Travel Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Survival + Dynamic Narration Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Crafting + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
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