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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- Action RPG + Third-Person Shooter Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Character Customization + Aliens Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Action-Adventure + Military Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Destruction + Roguelike Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Strategy RPG + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Combat Racing + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Swordplay + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Battle Royale + Co-op Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Class-Based + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Gun Customization + Horror Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- PvP + Supernatural Poor odds ×4.9 announced per shipper
- Choices Matter + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×2.8 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Action-Adventure Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Open World + Tower Defense Poor odds median ×5.6 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Action RPG Poor odds median ×23 the market
- Gun Customization + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Bullet Hell + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Grand Strategy + Adventure Poor odds ×4.9 announced per shipper
- Destruction + Dystopian Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Class-Based + CRPG Poor odds median ×3.9 the market
- Character Action Game + Action Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Adventure + Archery Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Gun Customization + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Physics + Mythology Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Action RPG + Hunting Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Aliens Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Platformer + Steampunk Poor odds median ×6.3 the market
- Level Editor + War Poor odds median ×23 the market
- Arena Shooter + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Hack and Slash + Martial Arts Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Action RPG + Auto Battler Poor odds ×4.9 announced per shipper
- Action RPG + Parkour Poor odds ×4.9 announced per shipper
- Open World + PvE Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- FPS + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- RTS + Level Editor Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Aliens Poor odds ×4.9 announced per shipper
- FPS + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Co-op Campaign + RPG Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- Open World + Tactical Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Colony Sim + Roguelite Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Action-Adventure + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Party-Based RPG + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Survival + Dragons Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Tactical Poor odds ×4.9 announced per shipper
- Hidden Object + Dystopian Poor odds median ×3.5 the market
- PvP + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Parkour + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Class-Based + Physics Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Action-Adventure + Transhumanism Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
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