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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- Choose Your Own Adventure + Dogs Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Perma Death + Cats Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RTS + Creature Collector Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Strategy RPG + Pirates Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Tactical Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Inventory Management + Science Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Board Game + Aliens Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Parkour + Underground Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action RPG + Hacking Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World Survival Craft + Mystery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Management + Villain Protagonist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sandbox + Villain Protagonist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Customization + Naval Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Arena Shooter + Tactical Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Agriculture + Tower Defense Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Action Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Automobile Sim + Runner Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Offroad + Combat Racing Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Destruction + Demons Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + PvP Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Racing + God Game Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Mystery Dungeon + Nature Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Turn-Based Combat + Superhero Dead fewer than 5 developers
- On-Rails Shooter + Top-Down Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Third-Person Shooter + Runner Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Tactical + Archery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + 3D Fighter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 4 Player Local + Perma Death Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + Dungeon Crawler Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Grand Strategy + 3D Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Real Time Tactics Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Stealth + Mythology Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Looter Shooter + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- JRPG + 2D Fighter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Building + Beat 'em up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Combat + Mars Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Mars Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Strategy RPG + Local Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 6DOF + Runner Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 3D Platformer + FMV Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Local Multiplayer + Cyberpunk Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- PvP + Dating Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Turn-Based Tactics + Time Travel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Trading Card Game + Exploration Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Spectacle fighter + 4 Player Local Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Werewolves Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Bullet Hell + Interactive Fiction Dead fewer than 5 developers
- On-Rails Shooter + Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real-Time + Choices Matter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Spectacle fighter Dead fewer than 5 developers
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Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
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