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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- Hack and Slash + Assassins Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Immersive Sim + Parkour Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Crafting + Interactive Fiction Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Twin Stick Shooter + Horror Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Co-op + Auto Battler Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Turn-Based + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Action RTS + Deckbuilding Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Base Building + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×5.3 the market
- Sailing + Roguelite Poor odds median ×6.2 the market
- FPS + Noir Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- JRPG + 3D Platformer Poor odds median ×13 the market
- CRPG + Resource Management Poor odds median ×7.9 the market
- Souls-like + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×9.0 the market
- Online Co-Op + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Open World + Naval Combat Poor odds median ×25 the market
- PvE + Mythology Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Alternate History Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Strategy Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Farming Sim + Magic Poor odds median ×26 the market
- FPS + Detective Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Gun Customization + Zombies Poor odds median ×6.2 the market
- Survival Horror + Top-Down Shooter Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Shooter + Dystopian Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Sandbox + Action Roguelike Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Hack and Slash + Physics Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- RPG + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds median ×7.3 the market
- Stealth + Fantasy Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Character Customization + Stealth Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- FPS + Time Manipulation Poor odds ×5.3 announced per shipper
- Action RPG + Automation Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Party-Based RPG + War Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Open World + Alternate History Poor odds median ×5.4 the market
- Open World + Aliens Poor odds ×5.3 announced per shipper
- RPG + Fishing Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Metroidvania + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Crafting + Romance Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Building + Loot Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Action + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Immersive Sim + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Action Roguelike + Music Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- PvE + Cooking Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Economy + Pirates Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Capitalism Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Co-op + CRPG Poor odds median ×6.0 the market
- CRPG + Base Building Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Management + 4 Player Local Poor odds median ×49 the market
- Interactive Fiction + Nature Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Destruction + Tactical Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Co-op + Dystopian Poor odds median ×18 the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Mystery Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
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