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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- Bullet Time + Military Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Farming Sim + Walking Simulator Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Sandbox Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Motorbike + Arcade Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Submarine + Adventure Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Character Customization + Golf Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Top-Down Shooter Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- FPS + Fantasy Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Procedural Generation + Vampires Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Supernatural Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Investigation + Perma Death Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- PvE + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- FPS + Resource Management Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Creature Collector + Medieval Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Platformer + Romance Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Investigation + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Hunting + Loot Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Destruction + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Grand Strategy + Tower Defense Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Sandbox + 4 Player Local Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Base Building + Time Manipulation Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Stealth + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Arena Shooter + Deckbuilding Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Hack and Slash + Boss Rush Poor odds median ×5.6 the market
- Bullet Hell + Time Travel Poor odds median ×9.9 the market
- City Builder + Fishing Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Deckbuilding + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Gun Customization + Simulation Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- Otome + Supernatural Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Tactical RPG + Dystopian Poor odds median ×10 the market
- JRPG + Futuristic Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Character Customization + Otome Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Skateboarding + Sports Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Action-Adventure + Trains Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Trading Card Game + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Building + Hack and Slash Poor odds median ×18 the market
- RTS + Mechs Poor odds median ×9.2 the market
- RPG + Sandbox Poor odds median ×22 the market
- Action-Adventure + Villain Protagonist Poor odds median ×26 the market
- Action RPG + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Co-op + Agriculture Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Bullet Time + Dystopian Poor odds median ×69 the market
- Co-op + Mining Poor odds median ×35 the market
- Immersive Sim + World War II Poor odds median ×70 the market
- Action-Adventure + PvE Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Open World + Platformer Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Crafting + Zombies Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Survival Horror + Crafting Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Action RPG + Party-Based RPG Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Character Customization + Adventure Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
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