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 .
size: show:
- Spectacle fighter + Bullet Time Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Survival Horror + Werewolves Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Wargame + Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Card Battler + Mystery Dungeon Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Building + Horses Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op Campaign + RTS Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World Survival Craft + Space Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- PvE + Chess Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Turn-Based Strategy + Time Travel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Quick-Time Events + Artificial Intelligence Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sports + Archery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 6DOF + Puzzle Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Trading Card Game + Sci-fi Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 3D Fighter + Puzzle Platformer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Parkour + Shoot 'Em Up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Survival + Superhero Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Choices Matter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + Survival Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 3D Platformer + Archery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Class-Based + Beat 'em up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Real Time Tactics + Visual Novel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op Campaign + Loot Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Action Roguelike Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Open World + Board Game Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Split Screen + Aliens Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Online Co-Op + Romance Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Swordplay + Local Co-Op Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Adventure Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 2D Fighter + Exploration Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Real Time Tactics + Science Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Third-Person Shooter + Swordplay Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Base Building + 2D Platformer Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Sandbox + Rhythm Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Open World + Shoot 'Em Up Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- PvP + Arena Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Offroad + Destruction Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 3D Fighter + Alternate History Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Strategy Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Match 3 + Sci-fi Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Action Roguelike Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hero Shooter + Flight Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Split Screen + Shoot 'Em Up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Parkour + Beat 'em up Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Real Time Tactics + Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Action Roguelike + Walking Simulator Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Action RPG + Level Editor Dead fewer than 5 developers
- RPG + Sokoban Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Loot + Archery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Bullet Hell Dead fewer than 5 developers
Field notes, weekly
Five niches a week, one death, one deep dive.
Your address goes to Buttondown, which sends the letter, and nowhere else. Every issue has an unsubscribe link. No tracking beyond the open count Buttondown keeps.