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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- Arena Shooter + Western Dead fewer than 5 developers
- PvP + Motorbike Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Choose Your Own Adventure + World War II Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Spectacle fighter + Procedural Generation Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Automobile Sim + 4 Player Local Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RPG + Boxing Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Combat Racing + Military Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RTS + World War I Dead fewer than 5 developers
- CRPG + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Automobile Sim + Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Building + Twin Stick Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sandbox + Skateboarding Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 4X + Auto Battler Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Choose Your Own Adventure Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World + Motorbike Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Looter Shooter + Collectathon Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real-Time with Pause + Tactical RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Destruction Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real Time Tactics + Physics Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Online Co-Op Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Top-Down Shooter + Crime Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Real Time Tactics + Dystopian Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Resource Management + Top-Down Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Bullet Time + Precision Platformer Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 3D Platformer + Alternate History Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Precision Platformer + Music Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Survival Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hunting + Female Protagonist Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + 2D Platformer Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hack and Slash + Quick-Time Events Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + PvE Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 3D Fighter + Crime Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Racing + Zombies Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Class-Based + 4 Player Local Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Football (Soccer) + Combat Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op Campaign + Twin Stick Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Driving + Agriculture Dead fewer than 5 developers
- CRPG + Survival Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 3D Fighter + Action RTS Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Crafting + Beat 'em up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Tactical RPG + Trading Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Archery + Dragons Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Combat Racing Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Beat 'em up + Assassins Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Swordplay + Gothic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action RTS + Local Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Life Sim + Local Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Programming + Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
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