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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- Platformer + Capitalism Poor odds median ×3.5 the market
- Hack and Slash + Cats Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Souls-like + Martial Arts Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- 3D Platformer + Steampunk Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Puzzle + Steampunk Poor odds median ×2.8 the market
- Sandbox + Heist Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Creature Collector + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Grid-Based Movement + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Gun Customization + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Diplomacy + Combat Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Survival + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Open World + Outbreak Sim Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Action-Adventure + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×5.3 the market
- Mining + Perma Death Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Swordplay + Puzzle Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Agriculture + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- FPS + World War II Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- City Builder + Political Sim Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Resource Management Poor odds median ×6.8 the market
- Physics + Pirates Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Political Sim + Fantasy Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Destruction + Management Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- Base Building + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- Action-Adventure + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×9.9 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Crafting Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Hack and Slash + Card Game Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Fishing + Naval Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Physics + Naval Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Action RPG + Sailing Poor odds median ×9.7 the market
- Hack and Slash + Mechs Poor odds median ×25 the market
- Card Game + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×34 the market
- Resource Management + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×34 the market
- RTS + Real-Time Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Loot + Mechs Poor odds median ×40 the market
- Base Building + Modern Poor odds median ×46 the market
- Simulation + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×51 the market
- JRPG + Sandbox Poor odds median ×86 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Dwarves Poor odds median ×88 the market
- Crafting + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×144 the market
- Hack and Slash + Romance Poor odds median ×189 the market
- City Builder + Alternate History Poor odds median ×232 the market
- Combat + Crafting Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Open World + Character Customization Poor odds median ×7.9 the market
- Character Customization + Exploration Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- Exploration + Dragons Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- PvP + Trading Card Game Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- PvP + Zombies Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Open World + War Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
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