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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- Parkour + Stealth Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- RPG + Hacking Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Time Manipulation + Magic Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- Creature Collector + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- CRPG + Investigation Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- FPS + RTS Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- Colony Sim + PvE Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Character Customization + Political Sim Poor odds median ×9.9 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Management Poor odds median ×57 the market
- Action RPG + Character Customization Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- PvE + Trading Card Game Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- PvE + Crime Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- Crafting + Mystery Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- RPG + Trading Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Card Battler + Supernatural Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- 2D Platformer + Time Travel Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Character Customization + Noir Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Survival + 6DOF Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Bullet Time + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Investigation + Zombies Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- PvP + Survival Horror Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Looter Shooter + Gun Customization Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Open World + Deckbuilding Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Level Editor + Military Poor odds median ×69 the market
- PvP + FPS Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Management + Robots Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Beat 'em up + Robots Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- Open World + Conspiracy Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- 3D Platformer + Animals Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Looter Shooter + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Class-Based + Arena Shooter Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- JRPG + Tactical Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Open World + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×8.4 the market
- Class-Based + Co-op Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Combat + Capitalism Poor odds median ×5.2 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + War Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- Stealth + Top-Down Shooter Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Action RPG Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Shooter + Transhumanism Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Deckbuilding + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×151 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + PvP Poor odds median ×93 the market
- Character Customization + Combat Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Action-Adventure + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Roguelite + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Open World + Steampunk Poor odds ×5.1 announced per shipper
- PvE + Crafting Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Adventure + Horses Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- PvE + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Action RPG + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- PvP + 4X Poor odds median ×5.1 the market
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