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2021

14 games died in 2021.

PC

Agents of Mayhem

Deep Silver Volition

Cause of Death

Identity Crisis Poor Game Design Wrong Audience Marketing Failure
2017 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC / PS4 / Xbox One

Anthem

BioWare

Cause of Death

Mismanagement Identity Crisis Live Service Failure
๐Ÿ”ฅ $100M+
2019 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Artifact

Valve

Cause of Death

Monetization Backlash Market Misread Poor Game Design
๐Ÿ”ฅ $10M+
2018 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

ATLAS

Grapeshot Games

Cause of Death

Broken at Launch Market Saturation Live Service Failure Poor Game Design No Community Building
2018 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Battleborn

Gearbox Software

Cause of Death

Bad Timing Identity Crisis Market Saturation
2016 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

BATTLECREW Space Pirates

DONTNOD ELEVEN

Cause of Death

Marketing Failure Niche Too Small No Community Building
2017 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC / Mac / Linux

Mighty No. 9

Comcept

Cause of Death

Poor Game Design Mismanagement Budget Misallocation
2016 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Paladinsยฎ

Evil Mojo Games

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Bad Timing No Community Building
2018 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Riders of Icarus

WeMade

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Lack of Innovation Content Drought Live Service Failure
2016 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC / Mac

The Pasture

Mikhail Maksimov

Cause of Death

Poor Game Design Niche Too Small Wrong Audience
2017 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Timen runner

REX PEX GAMES

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Poor Game Design Identity Crisis
2017 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Umbrella Corps

CAPCOM

Cause of Death

Identity Crisis Broken at Launch Market Saturation Wrong Audience
2016 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

We Happy Few

Compulsion Games

Cause of Death

Identity Crisis Budget Misallocation Publisher Interference
2018 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

PC

Z1 Battle Royale

Daybreak Game Company

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Bad Timing Identity Crisis Poor Game Design
2018 โ†’ ๐Ÿ’€ 2021

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