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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- Combat + Robots Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Sandbox + Stealth Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- Colony Sim + Real Time Tactics Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- RPG + Stealth Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Creature Collector + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Co-op + Crafting Poor odds median ×24 the market
- PvE + Hex Grid Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- Dungeon Crawler + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Wargame + Mechs Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Diplomacy + Adventure Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Space Sim + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Roguelite Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- PvE + Capitalism Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Agriculture + Medieval Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Hero Shooter + Co-op Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Hex Grid + Card Game Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
- Colony Sim + Survival Poor odds median ×57 the market
- Action-Adventure + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Immersive Sim + Roguelite Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Tactical + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- RTS + Physics Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- Gun Customization + Vehicular Combat Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Capitalism Poor odds median ×6.0 the market
- Action + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Tactical RPG + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Stealth + Investigation Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Choices Matter + Dystopian Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Arena Shooter + Vehicular Combat Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Base Building + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Action Roguelike + Thriller Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Stealth + Gothic Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Action RTS + Magic Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- Time Manipulation + Artificial Intelligence Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Auto Battler + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- RPG + Trading Card Game Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- 2D Fighter + Mythology Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Asynchronous Multiplayer + Horror Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Vehicular Combat + War Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Action RTS + Female Protagonist Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Stealth + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Wrestling + Arcade Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Action + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Wargame + Magic Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- RTS + Turn-Based Tactics Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Level Editor + Roguelite Poor odds median ×4.9 the market
- Action + Rome Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Building + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×6.2 the market
- Turn-Based Strategy + Vampires Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- Immersive Sim + Mars Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Local Co-Op + Cooking Poor odds median ×14 the market
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