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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- Party-Based RPG + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Roguelike Poor odds median ×16 the market
- RPG + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×24 the market
- Real Time Tactics + RPG Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Exploration + Local Multiplayer Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Driving + Survival Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Open World + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Choices Matter + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×15 the market
- Cooking + Nature Poor odds median ×7.4 the market
- Online Co-Op + Fantasy Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- FPS + Third-Person Shooter Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- Action-Adventure + Underground Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Exploration + Programming Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Souls-like + Stealth Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Resource Management + Pirates Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Souls-like + Survival Horror Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Deckbuilding + Gothic Poor odds median ×33 the market
- Card Game + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×147 the market
- Gun Customization + RPG Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- Swordplay + Action Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Online Co-Op + Combat Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- 3D Platformer + Magic Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Military Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- Destruction + PvE Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Metroidvania + Aliens Poor odds median ×4.4 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Base Building Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Turn-Based Strategy + Aliens Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Crafting + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×9.1 the market
- RPG + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Character Customization + Magic Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Sandbox + Crime Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Space Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- PvP + Strategy RPG Poor odds ×4.4 announced per shipper
- Sandbox + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- PvE + Fishing Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Survival + Science Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Action-Adventure + Automation Poor odds median ×17 the market
- JRPG + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Base Building + Futuristic Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- PvP + Aliens Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Exploration + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×9.0 the market
- 3D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Action-Adventure + Pirates Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- RPG + Pirates Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Character Customization + Building Poor odds median ×20 the market
- City Builder + Tactical Poor odds median ×9.0 the market
- RPG + Swordplay Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Crafting + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Grand Strategy + Physics Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Real Time Tactics + Futuristic Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
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