PC
Artifact
Valve
Cause of Death
Monetization Backlash Market Misread Poor Game Design
🔥 $10M+
2018 →
💀 2021
PC / Xbox
Avowed
Obsidian Entertainment
Cause of Death
Market Misread Bad Timing Lack of Innovation
2025 →
💀 2026
PC / Mac / Linux
Book of Travels
Might and Delight
Cause of Death
Niche Too Small Content Drought Identity Crisis Market Misread
2021 →
💀 2024
PC
Dune: Awakening
Funcom
Cause of Death
Live Service Failure Content Drought Market Misread
2025 →
💀 2026
PC
Eternal Return
Nimble Neuron
Cause of Death
Niche Too Small Market Misread Market Saturation
2023 →
💀 2026
PC / PS5 / Xbox
Exoprimal
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Cause of Death
Identity Crisis Market Misread Live Service Failure
2023 →
💀 2024
PC
Fallout 76
Bethesda Game Studios
Cause of Death
Broken at Launch Market Misread Live Service Failure No Community Building
2020 →
💀 2023
PC
FBC: Firebreak
Remedy Entertainment
Cause of Death
Identity Crisis Market Misread Wrong Audience
2025 →
💀 2026
PC / PS5 / Xbox Series XS
Hyenas
Creative Assembly
Cause of Death
Identity Crisis Publisher Interference Market Misread
2022 →
💀 2023
PC / Mac
inZOI
inZOI Studio
Cause of Death
Content Drought Market Misread Poor Game Design
2025 →
💀 2026
PC
Stormgate
Frost Giant Studios
Cause of Death
Poor Game Design Market Misread Identity Crisis
2025 →
💀 2026
PC
WildStar
Carbine Studios
Cause of Death
Market Misread Content Drought Niche Too Small Studio Closure
2014 →
💀 2018