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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- Beat 'em up + Cats Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Multiple Endings Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Spectacle fighter + Tactical RPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Point & Click + World War II Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Immersive Sim + Auto Battler Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Motorbike + Combat Racing Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hack and Slash + Pirates Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Stealth + 6DOF Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Puzzle Platformer + War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hunting + Mining Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Puzzle Platformer + Music Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Procedural Generation + Time Travel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + Horror Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sports + Minigames Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Action Game + Arena Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Strategy RPG + Thriller Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sandbox + Tanks Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + On-Rails Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- CRPG + RTS Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hack and Slash + Music Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Roguelite Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Submarine + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- JRPG + Rhythm Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Action Game + Souls-like Dead fewer than 5 developers
- FPS + Real Time Tactics Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Fighting + Exploration Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Simulation + Twin Stick Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 3D Platformer + Post-apocalyptic Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- PvP + Nature Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Battle Royale + Zombies Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hero Shooter + Cyberpunk Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Hack and Slash + Interactive Fiction Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Driving + Tanks Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- 4 Player Local + Procedural Generation Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- PvP + Robots Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Action RPG + 2D Fighter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Destruction + 3D Platformer Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + PvE Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Strategy RPG + Puzzle Platformer Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Character Customization + Tanks Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- Match 3 + Nature Dead fewer than 5 developers
- 6DOF + Science Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Twin Stick Shooter + Artificial Intelligence Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Spectacle fighter + Aliens Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Automobile Sim + 6DOF Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Souls-like + Bullet Time Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Local Co-Op + Crime Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Board Game + Lovecraftian Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Wrestling + Physics Dead fewer than 5 developers
- BMX + Racing Dead fewer than 5 developers
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