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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- Hack and Slash + Time Travel Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Open World + Noir Poor odds median ×4.4 the market
- 4X + Action RTS Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Base Building + Crafting Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Stealth + Dinosaurs Poor odds median ×27 the market
- Base Building + Dragons Poor odds median ×30 the market
- Co-op + Crime Poor odds median ×20 the market
- Loot + Turn-Based Poor odds median ×66 the market
- Fighting + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×38 the market
- Real-Time with Pause + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×143 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Stealth + Detective Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Adventure + Hacking Poor odds median ×5.1 the market
- Online Co-Op + Aliens Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Combat + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Survival Horror + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Crafting + Supernatural Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- Online Co-Op + Arena Shooter Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- Resource Management + Thriller Poor odds median ×4.9 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Local Multiplayer Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×8.7 the market
- Collectathon + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×33 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Action-Adventure Poor odds median ×18 the market
- Sailing + Nature Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Survival + War Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Open World + Animals Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Online Co-Op + Action RTS Poor odds median ×12 the market
- PvE + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Immersive Sim + 6DOF Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Action-Adventure + Magic Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Open World + Action RPG Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Crafting + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Creature Collector + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Action + Dystopian Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Action-Adventure + Investigation Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Stealth + Medieval Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Auto Battler + Zombies Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Action-Adventure + Ninja Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Investigation + Puzzle Platformer Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- RTS + Hex Grid Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- Combat Racing + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Action RPG + Dogs Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Visual Novel + Hacking Poor odds median ×5.1 the market
- Combat Racing + Survival Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Tactical RPG + Alternate History Poor odds median ×6.1 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Female Protagonist Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Strategy RPG + Gothic Poor odds median ×8.0 the market
- Tactical RPG + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- Trading + Pirates Poor odds median ×24 the market
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