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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- Real Time Tactics + Building Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Co-op + Time Management Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Simulation Poor odds median ×3.9 the market
- Interactive Fiction + Magic Poor odds median ×8.2 the market
- Online Co-Op + Base Building Poor odds median ×32 the market
- Online Co-Op + Character Customization Poor odds median ×5.3 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×8.1 the market
- Action RTS + Fantasy Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- RPG + Base Building Poor odds median ×27 the market
- Action RTS + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Management + Investigation Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Perma Death + Futuristic Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Party-Based RPG + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×8.8 the market
- PvP + War Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Bullet Time + Physics Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Gun Customization + Space Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Driving + Action Roguelike Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Conspiracy Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Adventure + Martial Arts Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Co-op + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Artificial Intelligence Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Asynchronous Multiplayer + Physics Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Card Game + Gothic Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Vehicular Combat + Robots Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- PvP + Naval Combat Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Local Co-Op + Time Management Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Investigation + Gothic Poor odds median ×17 the market
- Sailing + Resource Management Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + RPG Poor odds median ×63 the market
- Life Sim + Fantasy Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Action-Adventure + Fantasy Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Action RPG + Combat Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Survival + Crafting Poor odds median ×8.9 the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Action-Adventure + Capitalism Poor odds median ×4.2 the market
- FPS + Gun Customization Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Immersive Sim + Medieval Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Gun Customization + Action Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Nature Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Choices Matter + Exploration Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Open World + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Action RPG + Tactical RPG Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Real Time Tactics + Procedural Generation Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Online Co-Op + Auto Battler Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Platformer + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Online Co-Op + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Time Manipulation + Bullet Hell Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Agriculture + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Action RPG + Romance Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- Open World + Diplomacy Poor odds median ×1207 the market
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