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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- Base Building + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×18 the market
- Action RPG + Real Time Tactics Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Character Customization + Swordplay Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Action RPG + Mystery Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Survival Horror + Dystopian Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Crafting + Artificial Intelligence Poor odds median ×9.1 the market
- Investigation + Alternate History Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Farming Sim + Cooking Poor odds median ×26 the market
- Resource Management + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Platformer + Mystery Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Precision Platformer + Magic Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Hex Grid + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Co-op + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×19 the market
- Open World + Action Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Battle Royale + Physics Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Turn-Based Combat + Mystery Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Tactical + Futuristic Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Demons Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Action + Submarine Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- 6DOF + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Co-op + Animals Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Investigation + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Split Screen + Fantasy Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Online Co-Op + Level Editor Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Horror Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Exploration Poor odds median ×43 the market
- Online Co-Op + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Class-Based + Resource Management Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Open World + Mythology Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- PvP + Destruction Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Roguelite + Dystopian Poor odds median ×6.6 the market
- Steampunk Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- 4 Player Local + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Arena Shooter + Combat Racing Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Arcade + Pirates Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Sandbox + Time Manipulation Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Swordplay + Dragons Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Automobile Sim + Futuristic Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Investigation + Dystopian Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Deckbuilding + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Survival + Agriculture Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Sandbox + Thriller Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Wargame + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Cooking Poor odds median ×8.8 the market
- Card Battler + Dystopian Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Diplomacy + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Crafting Poor odds median ×32 the market
- Character Action Game + Female Protagonist Poor odds median ×39 the market
- Open World + RPG Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- PvP + Survival Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
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