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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- Turn-Based Combat + Psychological Horror Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Online Co-Op + Perma Death Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- RPG + Military Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Character Customization + Cooking Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Action RPG + Metroidvania Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- PvP + Action Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Destruction + Artificial Intelligence Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Multiple Endings + Match 3 Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- RTS + Third-Person Shooter Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Action RTS + Choices Matter Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Trading Card Game + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- 3D Platformer + Snow Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Gun Customization + Hack and Slash Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Souls-like + PvE Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Action-Adventure + Cats Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Loot + Cooking Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Deckbuilding + Demons Poor odds median ×2.8 the market
- Survival Horror + Underwater Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Flight + Stealth Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Strategy RPG + Space Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Loot + Aliens Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Diplomacy + Turn-Based Tactics Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Logic + Steampunk Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Action RTS + Medieval Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Fishing + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Life Sim + Dynamic Narration Poor odds median ×4.5 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Western Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Creature Collector + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Steampunk Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Noir Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Online Co-Op + Mining Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Demons Poor odds median ×3.5 the market
- Driving + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Tower Defense + Twin Stick Shooter Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Character Action Game + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×4.6 the market
- PvP + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×6.0 the market
- Level Editor + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Real-Time + Strategy Poor odds median ×45 the market
- Sandbox + Medical Sim Poor odds median ×59 the market
- Party-Based RPG + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×78 the market
- Open World + Music Poor odds median ×99 the market
- Action RPG + Action Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Combat Poor odds ×4.2 announced per shipper
- Open World + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Action RPG + Horror Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Fishing + Cooking Poor odds median ×21 the market
- Class-Based + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Fighting + Adventure Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Sci-fi Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Medieval Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
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