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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- Economy + Crime Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Life Sim + Crime Poor odds median ×9.0 the market
- Combat + Physics Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Action + Crime Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- 4 Player Local + Adventure Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Adventure + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Character Customization + Mystery Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Crafting + Historical Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Destruction + Action Roguelike Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Exploration + War Poor odds median ×6.5 the market
- Base Building + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- RTS + Medieval Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- FPS + Archery Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- Building + Investigation Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- PvP + Interactive Fiction Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Dynamic Narration Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Action RPG + Robots Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Level Editor + Modern Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Adventure + Vikings Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Hunting + PvE Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Battle Royale + Dungeon Crawler Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Football (Soccer) + Turn-Based Tactics Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Hex Grid + Historical Poor odds median ×9.8 the market
- Fishing + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×31 the market
- Action + Base Building Poor odds median ×6.5 the market
- Exploration + Futuristic Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Crafting + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×12 the market
- Action + Assassins Poor odds ×4.3 announced per shipper
- CRPG + Magic Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Destruction + Combat Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Action-Adventure + Combat Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Platformer + Historical Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- 4X + Colony Sim Poor odds median ×210 the market
- Tactical + Dystopian Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Adventure + Mythology Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Crafting + Fishing Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Parkour + Roguelite Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Character Customization + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Base Building + Mechs Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Gun Customization + Platformer Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Looter Shooter + Perma Death Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Class-Based + Demons Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Sandbox + Supernatural Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Hack and Slash + 4 Player Local Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Sandbox + Dragons Poor odds median ×7.3 the market
- Sandbox + Naval Poor odds median ×23 the market
- Base Building + Trains Poor odds median ×180 the market
- Souls-like + Exploration Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Character Customization + RPG Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
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