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. 2,899 dead, 11,282 flooded, 778 more with poor odds, observed .
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- Archery + Dark Fantasy Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Sports + Swordplay Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Tanks + World War I Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Dating Sim + Conspiracy Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Flight + Post-apocalyptic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Dynamic Narration + Time Management Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Automobile Sim + Cyberpunk Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Precision Platformer + Time Travel Dead fewer than 5 developers
- God Game + Mystery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Racing + On-Rails Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Flight + Split Screen Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Co-op + Dating Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Action Game + Puzzle Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Base Building + Tanks Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Souls-like + Local Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Survival Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Skiing + Snow Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + JRPG Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Swordplay + Mystery Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MOBA + Action RTS Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Character Customization + Naval Combat Dead fewer than 5 developers
- PvP + Conspiracy Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Multiple Endings + Twin Stick Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- MMORPG + Management Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Shoot 'Em Up + Mythology Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hunting + Puzzle Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Boxing + Local Multiplayer Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Post-apocalyptic Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Combat Racing + Wargame Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + Sniper Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Adventure + Lemmings Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Beat 'em up + Twin Stick Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Investigation + Solitaire Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Looter Shooter + Hidden Object Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Arena Shooter + Alternate History Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Multiple Endings + Heist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Time Manipulation + Shoot 'Em Up Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Multiple Endings + Ninja Dead fewer than 5 developers
- JRPG + Steampunk Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hero Shooter + On-Rails Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hidden Object + War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Hack and Slash + Villain Protagonist Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Fighting + War Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Minigames + Space Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Beat 'em up + Mechs Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Strategy RPG + World War II Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Battle Royale + Shooter Dead median under $500 for 4 years
- MOBA + Third-Person Shooter Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Top-Down Shooter + Supernatural Dead fewer than 5 developers
- Exploration + Medical Sim Dead fewer than 5 developers
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