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-Adventure + Card Game Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Beat 'em up + Horror Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- FPS + Magic Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Hack and Slash + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Thriller Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Loot + Heist Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Spectacle fighter + RPG Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Multiple Endings + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Immersive Sim + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Action RPG + Survival Horror Poor odds median ×2.8 the market
- Action RPG + Deckbuilding Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Action-Adventure + Assassins Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- RTS + PvE Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Destruction + Crafting Poor odds median ×7.9 the market
- Action RPG + Martial Arts Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Co-op + Vehicular Combat Poor odds median ×22 the market
- Stealth + Action Roguelike Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Exploration + Magic Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Open World + Action-Adventure Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- PvP + Combat Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Multiple Endings + Western Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Stealth + Level Editor Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Co-op + Interactive Fiction Poor odds ×4.8 announced per shipper
- Sandbox + Archery Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Shooter + Crime Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Sailing + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Asynchronous Multiplayer + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Sailing + Fishing Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Base Building + Hex Grid Poor odds median ×5.3 the market
- Physics + Dragons Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Immersive Sim + Dragons Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Skateboarding + Platformer Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Sandbox + Magic Poor odds median ×8.0 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Driving + Perma Death Poor odds median ×9.1 the market
- Character Action Game + Combat Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- RTS + Alternate History Poor odds median ×9.9 the market
- RTS + Diplomacy Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Life Sim + Deckbuilding Poor odds median ×51 the market
- Building + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×77 the market
- Exploration + Mythology Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Stealth + Heist Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Platformer + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Card Game + Noir Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Adventure + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- Action RPG + Military Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Crafting + Alternate History Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Open World + Souls-like Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- 4 Player Local + Beat 'em up Poor odds median ×18 the market
- Action RTS + Management Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
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