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. 2,899 dead, 11,282 flooded, 778 more with poor odds, observed .
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- PvE + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Open World + Time Manipulation Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Sandbox + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- PvP + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds ×8.6 announced per shipper
- Building + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- MOBA + Fantasy Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Grid-Based Movement + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×7.4 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + FPS Poor odds median ×60 the market
- Loot + Futuristic Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Souls-like + 2D Fighter Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Online Co-Op + Mythology Poor odds median ×5.8 the market
- Character Customization + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Automobile Sim + Nature Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Souls-like + Dragons Poor odds ×8.2 announced per shipper
- Base Building + Cats Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Sandbox + Steampunk Poor odds median ×82 the market
- Survival + Steampunk Poor odds median ×125 the market
- MMORPG + Class-Based Poor odds median ×45 the market
- Platformer + Time Travel Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Crime Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Action RPG + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- RPG + Archery Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Physics + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Shooter + Steampunk Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Parkour + Hack and Slash Poor odds median ×5.3 the market
- Souls-like + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Fighting + Character Customization Poor odds median ×3.9 the market
- PvP + Trading Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Parkour Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Online Co-Op + Space Sim Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Destruction + Gun Customization Poor odds median ×7.1 the market
- Card Battler + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×6.6 the market
- Trading + Magic Poor odds median ×6.9 the market
- PvP + Colony Sim Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Crafting + Dragons Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
- MOBA + Action Poor odds ×7.7 announced per shipper
- Battle Royale + Arena Shooter Poor odds ×7.7 announced per shipper
- Stealth + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Crafting + Investigation Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Dystopian Poor odds median ×6.6 the market
- Base Building + Mystery Poor odds median ×5.6 the market
- Creature Collector + Mystery Poor odds median ×4.9 the market
- Stealth + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Base Building + Sailing Poor odds median ×567 the market
- Metroidvania + Space Poor odds median ×7.9 the market
- Destruction + Choices Matter Poor odds ×7.6 announced per shipper
- Automobile Sim + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×6.8 the market
- Co-op + Swordplay Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- PvE + Archery Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Agriculture + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
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