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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- Action Roguelike + Alternate History Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Psychological Poor odds median ×6.8 the market
- PvP + Dark Fantasy Poor odds ×6.4 announced per shipper
- Shooter + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Parkour + Dystopian Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Building + Steampunk Poor odds median ×13 the market
- Class-Based + Tactical Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- PvP + Action RPG Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Action RPG + Life Sim Poor odds ×6.4 announced per shipper
- Shooter + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Co-op + Asynchronous Multiplayer Poor odds median ×1.8 the market
- Naval Combat + Sandbox Poor odds median ×46 the market
- Destruction + Hack and Slash Poor odds median ×69 the market
- 2D Platformer + Alternate History Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Open World Survival Craft + Fantasy Poor odds median ×30 the market
- Spectacle fighter + Third-Person Shooter Poor odds ×6.3 announced per shipper
- Tactical RPG + Futuristic Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- PvP + Magic Poor odds ×6.3 announced per shipper
- FPS + Conspiracy Poor odds ×6.3 announced per shipper
- Action RPG + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Turn-Based Combat + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×34 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Real Time Tactics Poor odds ×6.3 announced per shipper
- Combat + Time Travel Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Turn-Based Strategy + Supernatural Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- Crafting + Top-Down Shooter Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Online Co-Op + Pirates Poor odds median ×51 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Class-Based + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Party-Based RPG + LGBTQ+ Poor odds median ×10 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Detective Poor odds ×6.2 announced per shipper
- PvE + On-Rails Shooter Poor odds median ×1.1 the market
- Action RPG + Stealth Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Hunting + Hidden Object Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Physics + Crime Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Action RPG + Time Travel Poor odds median ×3.4 the market
- Stealth + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds median ×43 the market
- Deckbuilding + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×63 the market
- Destruction + Robots Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Co-op Campaign + PvE Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Platformer + Conspiracy Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Base Building + Platformer Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Character Customization + Trading Card Game Poor odds median ×3.0 the market
- Action RTS + Tactical RPG Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Online Co-Op + Naval Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Colony Sim + Zombies Poor odds median ×42 the market
- PvP + RPG Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Metroidvania + Fantasy Poor odds median ×9.0 the market
- Choose Your Own Adventure + Dragons Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Action RPG + Ninja Poor odds median ×3.2 the market
- PvP + Base Building Poor odds median ×6.1 the market
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