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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- Racing + Bullet Hell Poor odds ×6.1 announced per shipper
- Crafting + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×30 the market
- Destruction + Cyberpunk Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Shooter + Time Travel Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Economy + Hex Grid Poor odds median ×6.2 the market
- Loot + Robots Poor odds median ×8.6 the market
- Turn-Based Tactics + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×26 the market
- Destruction + Party Game Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Third-Person Shooter + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Souls-like + Puzzle Poor odds median ×2.2 the market
- Action-Adventure + Time Travel Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Action-Adventure + Sailing Poor odds median ×7.4 the market
- Roguelike + Alternate History Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- RTS + Character Customization Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Co-op Campaign + PvP Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Open World + Futuristic Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Metroidvania + Mystery Poor odds median ×9.7 the market
- PvP + Futuristic Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- FPS + Tactical RPG Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Parkour + Cyberpunk Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Agriculture + Puzzle Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Action RPG + Agriculture Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Investigation + Assassins Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Hero Shooter + Magic Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Third-Person Shooter + Bullet Time Poor odds ×6.0 announced per shipper
- Swordplay + War Poor odds median ×1.5 the market
- Stealth + Inventory Management Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- Tactical + 4 Player Local Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Looter Shooter + Female Protagonist Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Colony Sim + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Character Customization + Hacking Poor odds median ×4.0 the market
- Metroidvania + Bullet Hell Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Local Co-Op + Resource Management Poor odds median ×5.7 the market
- Character Customization + Mythology Poor odds median ×4.3 the market
- CRPG + Mythology Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Crafting + Local Co-Op Poor odds median ×5.0 the market
- Immersive Sim + Cold War Poor odds median ×2.5 the market
- Choices Matter + Farming Sim Poor odds median ×8.2 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Alternate History Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Naval Combat + Physics Poor odds median ×6.4 the market
- Deckbuilding + Alternate History Poor odds median ×7.2 the market
- Co-op + Bullet Time Poor odds median ×3.6 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Roguelite Poor odds median ×16 the market
- 4X + Roguelike Poor odds median ×9.8 the market
- Naval Combat + Medieval Poor odds median ×28 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Dating Sim Poor odds median ×68 the market
- Online Co-Op + Trading Poor odds median ×31 the market
- Metroidvania + Platformer Poor odds median ×9.5 the market
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