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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- Automobile Sim + Economy Poor odds median ×7.8 the market
- Building + Alternate History Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Action RPG + Aliens Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Resource Management + Animals Poor odds median ×6.3 the market
- Automation + Robots Poor odds median ×6.0 the market
- Base Building + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Life Sim + Historical Poor odds median ×29 the market
- Open World + Supernatural Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Party-Based RPG + Crafting Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Action + Archery Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Sandbox + Strategy RPG Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Adventure Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Crafting + Fantasy Poor odds median ×6.9 the market
- PvE + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Base Building + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Shooter + Stealth Poor odds median ×3.9 the market
- Beat 'em up + Dystopian Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Destruction + Aliens Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- 3D Platformer + War Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Archery Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Simulation + Assassins Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Tactical + Heist Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- RTS + Perma Death Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Physics + Strategy RPG Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Co-op Campaign + 4 Player Local Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- 2D Fighter + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Procedural Generation Poor odds ×4.5 announced per shipper
- Time Manipulation + Horror Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Racing + 6DOF Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Swordplay + 2D Platformer Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Action-Adventure + Snow Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Aliens Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Looter Shooter + Horror Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Bullet Time + Time Manipulation Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Physics + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Co-op + Martial Arts Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Colony Sim + Card Game Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- PvE + Music Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Character Customization + Robots Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- Arcade + Heist Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Physics + Time Travel Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Walking Simulator + Time Travel Poor odds median ×5.1 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Dystopian Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Open World + Wargame Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- FPS + Robots Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Roguelike Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Simulation Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Historical Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Platformer + Mechs Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Character Customization + Artificial Intelligence Poor odds median ×6.5 the market
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