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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- Sandbox + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×8.7 the market
- Hero Shooter + PvP Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Looter Shooter + PvP Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Action RPG + Gun Customization Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Card Game + Alternate History Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- PvE + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Stealth + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×5.4 the market
- Destruction + Mystery Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Building + Naval Poor odds median ×9.6 the market
- Open World + Card Battler Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Racing + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×53 the market
- Class-Based + War Poor odds median ×21 the market
- Swordplay + Archery Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Procedural Generation Poor odds ×7.3 announced per shipper
- FPS + Flight Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- PvP + Mythology Poor odds ×7.3 announced per shipper
- MOBA + RPG Poor odds ×7.3 announced per shipper
- PvP + Mechs Poor odds median ×9.0 the market
- Action RTS + Dark Fantasy Poor odds ×7.3 announced per shipper
- Action-Adventure + Cold War Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Beat 'em up + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Character Customization + Trading Poor odds median ×96 the market
- Archery + Nature Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Stealth + Turn-Based Tactics Poor odds median ×6.6 the market
- Online Co-Op + Agriculture Poor odds median ×5.8 the market
- Metroidvania + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- Inventory Management + Alternate History Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Agriculture + Magic Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Character Customization + Sailing Poor odds median ×8.4 the market
- Creature Collector + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×37 the market
- Automobile Sim + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Action RPG + Flight Poor odds ×7.1 announced per shipper
- Strategy RPG + Detective Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Trading + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Action RPG + Conspiracy Poor odds ×7.1 announced per shipper
- Action-Adventure + Alternate History Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Gun Customization + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Archery + Magic Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Colony Sim + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- City Builder + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Procedural Generation + Alternate History Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- CRPG + Management Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Diplomacy + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×34 the market
- Time Management + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×69 the market
- Survival Horror + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds median ×102 the market
- MMORPG + Trading Poor odds median ×153 the market
- Action RPG + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Archery + Medieval Poor odds ×6.9 announced per shipper
- Tactical RPG + Mythology Poor odds median ×6.8 the market
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