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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- Swordplay + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- Open World + Swordplay Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Action RPG + Character Action Game Poor odds median ×70 the market
- Open World + PvP Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- FPS + Swordplay Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Fishing + Mystery Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Fighting + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Driving + Trading Poor odds median ×38 the market
- 4 Player Local + Medieval Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Co-op + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×3.7 the market
- Hunting + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Action RTS + Destruction Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Fishing + Medieval Poor odds median ×3.5 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- Character Customization + Vehicular Combat Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×57 the market
- Swordplay + Physics Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- Action RPG + Steampunk Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Action-Adventure + Steampunk Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Co-op + Colony Sim Poor odds median ×49 the market
- Time Management + Noir Poor odds ×6.7 announced per shipper
- Action-Adventure + Submarine Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- PvP + Heist Poor odds ×6.7 announced per shipper
- Character Action Game + Shooter Poor odds median ×56 the market
- Metroidvania + Horror Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Swordplay + Choices Matter Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- FPS + Base Building Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Puzzle Platformer + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×3.5 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×9.3 the market
- Metroidvania + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×15 the market
- JRPG + Bullet Hell Poor odds median ×22 the market
- Character Action Game + Action Roguelike Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Parkour + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×127 the market
- Tactical + Crime Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Sandbox + Sailing Poor odds median ×72 the market
- Character Customization + Destruction Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Open World + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- RPG + Heist Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Mining + Top-Down Shooter Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds ×6.6 announced per shipper
- Loot + Crime Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Action-Adventure + Agriculture Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Parkour + Swordplay Poor odds median ×6.7 the market
- Exploration + Transhumanism Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Asynchronous Multiplayer + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Economy + Mythology Poor odds median ×30 the market
- Real-Time with Pause + Military Poor odds median ×83 the market
- Action + Time Travel Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- PvE + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
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