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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- Cooking + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×62 the market
- Immersive Sim + Stealth Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Online Co-Op + Space Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- RPG + Time Travel Poor odds median ×7.5 the market
- Souls-like + Mystery Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- Gun Customization + Shooter Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Shoot 'Em Up + Dystopian Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Supernatural Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- Crafting + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Adventure + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Robots Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- Hero Shooter + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- Dynamic Narration + Mystery Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Precision Platformer + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Combat Racing + Roguelite Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Action + Cold War Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Diplomacy + RPG Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
- Skateboarding + Physics Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Farming Sim + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×40 the market
- Adventure + Dystopian Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Exploration + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Physics + Supernatural Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Action RPG + Tactical Poor odds ×4.6 announced per shipper
- PvP + Resource Management Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- RPG + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×9.6 the market
- Hunting + Fantasy Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Real Time Tactics + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Spectacle fighter + 3D Platformer Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Open World + Offroad Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Economy + Robots Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Crafting + Medieval Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
- Crafting + Underwater Poor odds median ×33 the market
- City Builder + Level Editor Poor odds median ×38 the market
- PvE + Heist Poor odds median ×48 the market
- Character Customization + Shooter Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- PvE + Level Editor Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Adventure + Transhumanism Poor odds median ×5.9 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Party-Based RPG + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Exploration + Fantasy Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Character Customization + Interactive Fiction Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Action RTS + Space Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Looter Shooter + Military Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Combat + Supernatural Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Exploration + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Hack and Slash + Exploration Poor odds median ×5.3 the market
- Stealth + Space Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Swordplay + Medieval Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Investigation + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
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