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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- Agriculture + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×38 the market
- Action-Adventure + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×7.3 the market
- Gun Customization + Base Building Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Trading Card Game + Adventure Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Metroidvania Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- PvP + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Card Battler + Robots Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- Spectacle fighter + Nature Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- God Game + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- God Game + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Capitalism Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Flight + Magic Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Football (Soccer) + Turn-Based Strategy Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- Stealth + Turn-Based Strategy Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Metroidvania + Zombies Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Online Co-Op + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Stealth + Science Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Souls-like + Resource Management Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Destruction + Parkour Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Action RPG + Building Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- PvP + Sailing Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Online Co-Op + Tanks Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Card Battler + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×51 the market
- Character Action Game + FPS Poor odds median ×20 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Physics Poor odds median ×136 the market
- Shooter + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- FPS + Loot Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Trading Card Game + Medieval Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Hero Shooter + FPS Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- Hack and Slash + Alternate History Poor odds median ×6.3 the market
- FPS + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Parkour + Combat Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- 2D Fighter + Cyberpunk Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- RTS + Action-Adventure Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- Agriculture + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Choices Matter + Mining Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Management + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Action-Adventure + Dystopian Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Action-Adventure + Crafting Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Inventory Management + Mythology Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Strategy RPG + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Looter Shooter + Survival Horror Poor odds ×5.4 announced per shipper
- Hack and Slash + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Sandbox + Mythology Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Base Building + Deckbuilding Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Loot + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Platformer Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Action RPG + Card Game Poor odds ×5.3 announced per shipper
- Looter Shooter + War Poor odds ×5.3 announced per shipper
- Swordplay + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
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