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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- Card Game + Pirates Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Character Customization + Real Time Tactics Poor odds median ×6.0 the market
- Building + Supernatural Poor odds median ×8.3 the market
- Investigation + Card Game Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Hex Grid + Roguelike Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Survival + Roguelike Deckbuilder Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Online Co-Op + Destruction Poor odds median ×8.4 the market
- Card Battler + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×35 the market
- City Builder + Mythology Poor odds median ×30 the market
- Online Co-Op + Futuristic Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Hack and Slash + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Combat + Steampunk Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Combat + Archery Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- PvP + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Action RPG + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Action RPG + Cooking Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Platformer + Interactive Fiction Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Online Co-Op + Asynchronous Multiplayer Poor odds median ×7.0 the market
- Action-Adventure + Swordplay Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- PvE + Base Building Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Base Building + Magic Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- Farming Sim + Space Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Turn-Based Combat + Platformer Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Third-Person Shooter + Wargame Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Cycling + Simulation Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- JRPG + Puzzle Platformer Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Sports + Magic Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- FPS + Tanks Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- MOBA + Online Co-Op Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Flight + Mechs Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Hack and Slash + War Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Base Building + Steampunk Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Fishing + 2D Platformer Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- Online Co-Op + Animals Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Souls-like + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Investigation + Roguelite Poor odds median ×4.4 the market
- Tactical + Romance Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- 2D Fighter + Horror Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×6.3 the market
- Hack and Slash + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Action RPG + Fighting Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Tactical RPG + Aliens Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Mythology Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Military Poor odds median ×3.9 the market
- Character Customization + War Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Fishing + Romance Poor odds median ×99 the market
- Combat + Crime Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- 2D Platformer + Dystopian Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Economy + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×11 the market
- PvP + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
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