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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- Base Building + Creature Collector Poor odds median ×20 the market
- Action-Adventure + Fishing Poor odds median ×2.9 the market
- Character Action Game + Action-Adventure Poor odds median ×39 the market
- Looter Shooter + Character Customization Poor odds median ×6.0 the market
- Open World + Magic Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- 3D Platformer + Wargame Poor odds median ×0.9 the market
- Top-Down Shooter + Mythology Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Real Time Tactics + Shoot 'Em Up Poor odds median ×1.7 the market
- Grand Strategy + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Dynamic Narration + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×2.6 the market
- Gun Customization + Crafting Poor odds median ×3.3 the market
- Battle Royale + Hero Shooter Poor odds median ×2.7 the market
- RTS + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds median ×4.1 the market
- Naval Combat + Trading Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Metroidvania + Lovecraftian Poor odds median ×59 the market
- Co-op + Dinosaurs Poor odds median ×23 the market
- Hack and Slash + Nature Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Action-Adventure + Level Editor Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Crafting + Military Poor odds median ×7.6 the market
- Beat 'em up + Multiple Endings Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Sandbox + Psychological Poor odds median ×1.6 the market
- Dungeon Crawler + Futuristic Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Co-op + Alternate History Poor odds median ×4.7 the market
- Collectathon + Robots Poor odds median ×14 the market
- Strategy RPG + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×16 the market
- Building + Crime Poor odds median ×88 the market
- Co-op Campaign + Combat Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Shooter + Gothic Poor odds median ×2.3 the market
- Action-Adventure + Bullet Time Poor odds median ×1.0 the market
- Crafting + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Stealth + Interactive Fiction Poor odds median ×0.7 the market
- Action-Adventure + City Builder Poor odds median ×1.2 the market
- Destruction + Local Multiplayer Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
- Stealth + Robots Poor odds median ×1.4 the market
- Multiple Endings + Mythology Poor odds median ×1.9 the market
- Diplomacy + Exploration Poor odds median ×2.4 the market
- God Game + Magic Poor odds median ×3.1 the market
- Party-Based RPG + Choose Your Own Adventure Poor odds median ×4.8 the market
- Class-Based + Grid-Based Movement Poor odds median ×2.0 the market
- Action RPG + War Poor odds median ×2.1 the market
- Character Customization + Mechs Poor odds median ×52 the market
- PvP + Adventure Poor odds median ×0.8 the market
- Adventure + Farming Poor odds median ×11 the market
- Survival + Sailing Poor odds median ×10 the market
- City Builder + Dark Fantasy Poor odds median ×86 the market
- Hack and Slash + Post-apocalyptic Poor odds median ×3.8 the market
- Hack and Slash + Dystopian Poor odds median ×9.7 the market
- Action RTS + Physics Poor odds ×5.7 announced per shipper
- Third-Person Shooter + Vehicular Combat Poor odds ×5.7 announced per shipper
- MOBA + Character Customization Poor odds median ×1.3 the market
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