Game studios never set out with the goal to make a bad game butdisappointments still regularly happen. For every game likeGrand Theft AutoandBreath of the Wildthat wows gaming fans, there is aNight TrapandWWE 2K20released that make them groan in frustration.
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2020 was no exception to this rulewith some severe gaming duds flopping onto the market. No one wants to waste their hard-earned money on a terrible PC game so it’s good to know which ones should best be left unplayed forever.
10Crucible
Gaming fanswere originally excitedto seeAmazondive further into the gaming market with its subsidiary studio,Relentless Studios, releasing their first major title. Fans hoped that the company that has mostly made tablet games would fare well with a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter.
They were sorely disappointed. Players found the gameplay bland and without vital features for online games like voice chat, players weren’t willing to keep giving it a chance to improve. The game waspulled back into closed betashortly after release and thenwas discontinued completelyshortly after.
9Necromunda: Underhive Wars
Fans ofWarhammer 40ksaw Necromunda: Underhive Warswas on the horizonand excitement grew strong for the game. There have beenmany excellent Warhammer 40kgames before so there was little reason to expect this game would be the disappointment it turned out to be.Rogue Factordropped the ball with this game from having broken AI to major bugs and technical issues present upon release. Flawed design decisions throughout plague this game and make it one of the worstWarhammer 40kgames on the market, let alone the PC.
8Airplane Mode
Airplane Modeis among the rare examples of games that were made to be bad on purpose. The game was inspired byDesert Bus, a game where players drive a bus from Tuscon, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in real-time at a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour. Airplane Mode set out to be just as boring, providing a realistic experience of flying in coach for a six-hour flight.
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The wascreated by the TV network AMCand was their first dive into the gaming market. The game is obviously done in satire but it will be curious to see if it eventually spawns cult-classic status orits own charity eventfor playing the game.
7Table Manners
Many games seek todo romance rightand many dating games have maintained serious popularity over the years. Table Manners will not be one of those games. Some physics-based games result in hilarity which is what Echo Chamber Games was likely going for but ultimately failed to achieve.The game received terrible reviewswith players finding it far more frustrating than fun. With glitches and bugs also weighing it down, the game will never achieve the status of something likeSurgeon Simulator.
6Those Who Remain
With games likeObserver: System Reduxon the market, players might be itching to find another excellent piece of psychological horror to play.Those Who Remainwill not scratch that itch.Camel 101may have helped with games likeShaq Fu: A Legend RebornandDisco Elysiumbut Those Who Remain lacks any of the charm and vitality those two games provide. Some players were excited aboutthe game’s releasebut in the end, it fell flatter than a popped basketball.
5The Dark Eye: Book Of Heroes
When a fan favorite tabletop RPG is set to finally come in video game form, fans can’t help but be hopeful it will be a fun and engaging experience. In the case ofThe Dark Eye: Book Of Heroes, fans are better off buying a book and being the GM of a real game. Its lack of storytelling and dry by the numbers game mechanics offered none of the excitementThe Dark Eyeoffered fans who brought it out to tables in the real world. Players are more likely to experience better graphics than the outdated fare the game offered in real life anyway.
4Waking
Developed by Jason Oda and a team of indie developers,Wakinghas playerswalking through a dying mind with the main character experiencing a coma. Players craft weapons through guided meditations and fight along with the memories of loved ones to keep from slipping away fully into a coma.
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On the surface, the game looks like it could be a fascinating dive into the mind with the kind of unique and rare game mechanics that players can’t find in other games. In the end, the rough visuals and dismal combat bogged down the game to the point the other unique characteristics the game had couldn’t help it find success.
3Remothered: Broken Porcelain
Horror fans were on the lookout forRemothered: Broken Porcelainas it was expected to bea game worth keeping an eye on. Instead of a scary survival horror game that kept players on their feet, gamers found a game that felt sloppy and incomplete. The game also suffered from major performance issues and left most players feeling more confused from the storyline over making them scared.
2XIII (Remake)
XIII was a first-person shooter in a cell-shaded art style based on a Belgian graphic novel of the same name from 1984. Originally released in 2003, the game flopped in terms of sales but grew to have a cult following of fans. When the remake was announced those players were incredibly excited for the game to have a second chance to grab the spotlight.
The spotlight was not what fans were hoping for. The game wasa buggy mess upon releaseand the remake even had its saleseclipsed by the original game. It is unlikely XIII will get a third chance in the limelight.
1Fast & Furious Crossroads
Fast & Furious Crossroadsis by far one of the most disappointing games in the entire game franchise. It went from being one of thebiggest expected releases of August 2020to being seen as a critical failure. The game not only had apathetically short run timefor such an expensive game but also managed to not have keyboard support on the PC version. Yes,a PC game without keyboard supportupon release. It’s no wonder that the game is considered one of the worst in 2020.
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