The 10 Most DISAPPOINTING Games of 2025

The 10 Most Disappointing Games of 2025

Welcome to MojoPlays and unfortunately, not every game can deliver on its promises. In a year stacked with absolute bangers, these titles not only failed to meet our expectations but just left us feeling disappointed for getting excited.

“Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2” (2025)

Somehow against all odds, Bloodlines 2 had a more tumultuous development than even the original game two decades ago. After bleeding through multiple delays and developers, and a severe lack of enthusiasm from even their own community, Bloodlines 2 released to the public more like “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” than “Dracula”. Pretty much everything that made fans even appreciate the original was either stripped back, simplified, or just downright missing from the game. The world itself was uninteresting and boring, combat was repetitive even with the new vampiric powers, and the game can barely be classified as an RPG with most of the meaningful or traditional role-playing elements completely absent. The game is also shockingly linear compared to its predecessor, with almost none of the player’s choices having any kind of impact on the overall narrative or experience. Bloodlines 2 is a vampire game without any fangs.

“Powerwash Simulator 2” (2025)

The original Powerwash Simulator scratched an itch many players didn’t know they had, and the meticulous process of cleaning surfaces easily lulled its many players into a state of otherworldly Zen. The same cannot be said for the sequel, however. Despite technically being more of the same, it's honestly surprising how the changes the team did make end up ruining the experience. Useless upgrades, a less accurate dirt counter, a pointless and clunky home base design mechanic, and somehow less impressive water physics are just a small sample of what has turned the powerwash community against the game. This isn’t even mentioning the convoluted control scheme along with the numerous bugs and glitches, some often even game breaking, and a story that is little more than text boxes. Though frustrating, Powerwash Simulator 2 can still be an enjoyable experience, just a disappointing step backwards that killed the series’ goodwill and momentum.

“Splitgate 2” (2025)

If you make the bold stance that you want to “Make FPS great again,” you better be able to back up that claim. Outside of the nothing burger controversy over a hat, Splitgate 2 ended up succumbing to many of the same tropes of the genre they claimed to be above using. The original game was well received and developed a dedicated fanbase thanks to consistent updates and content drops along with fast and fluid gameplay. The sequel however, left all that good will at the door and somehow managed to cram nearly every current trend into a game that didn’t need any of them. Microtransactions, fewer playable classes, a battle royale mode, and numerous live service elements. The backlash to all these changes was severe enough that developer 1047 Games announced the game would be “going back to beta,” while also laying off several employees and shutting down the original Splitgate’s servers.

“Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves” (2025)

Fans of the long dormant Fatal Fury series were understandably excited at the possibility of a new title in the series after more than two decades, and despite it being a competent fighter, City of the Wolves failed to meet longtime fans’ expectations in nearly every way. Beyond the admittedly impressive visuals, the roster of characters was surprisingly sparse with a couple spots even taken up by the bizarre inclusion of professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and DJ Salvatore Ganacci. Further frustrations came from the convoluted fighting controls themselves and a boring single player RPG mode that boils down to nothing more than speech bubbles between fights. Given the numerous leaps forward in the genre since the series last entry, Fatal Fury had more than enough time to learn from other series’ mistakes to not repeat them decades later.

“FBC: Firebreak” (2025)

In a bizarre decision for a developer known for the incredible single player experiences, Remedy decided to revisit the Control universe before giving fans a proper sequel sometime in the near future. However, rather than play into their strengths, Remedy designed Firebreak as a multiplayer focused semi-live service grind fest plagued by countless bugs and glitches and barely enough content to keep players interested. The location of The Oldest House, one of the most visually interesting locations in recent memory, was now bland and repetitive as players comb the many halls hunting various anomalies infected by the Hiss. There can be some fun after the opening hours, provided you have the right people to play with, but few will stick with it long enough to find anything to enjoy in this multiplayer offering no one was asking for. Stick to your strengths, Remedy.

“The Precinct” (2025)

With nearly every profession getting some kind of sim these days, it was only a matter of time before someone “gamified” being a police officer, offering a different perspective on the typical open world sand box. However, apparently not every job translates well to gaming. As a throwback to the old school GTA style of gameplay, The Precinct is an isometric open world held back by confusing controls, an extremely repetitive gameplay loop, a myriad of bugs and glitches and a story that never truly finds its footing. While the concept had potential, a rookie cop joining a corrupt police department to follow in his father’s footsteps, the typically boring paperwork of policing ended up being more entertaining. When it’s more fun to play as a cop in a series designed around committing crimes, then something clearly went wrong.

“Captain Blood” (2025)

Captain Blood is an interesting case. The game was revealed and scheduled for release in 2004 but for whatever reason was canceled despite the game being fully complete and ready for release. Fast forward two decades later, and Captain Blood finally sets sail. Now what could have been a time capsule of the PS2 era, but even by PS2 standards, the game is mediocre at best. Borrowing heavily from other action titles of the time, the combat is standard hack and slash fare with some brutal executions sprinkled in, but everything else about the game is mid at best. The open world is barren, and the actual controls are weird and difficult to get accustomed to. Clearly not enough was done to modernize the game mechanics and controls before the game launched and it really hinders what could have been a decent throwback experience for old school PS2 fans.

“Civilization VII” (2025)

The Civilization series is rather niche as it is, requiring deep strategic planning and resource management. However, despite the continued positive success of the series, 2K felt the need to modernize the concept and oversimplified nearly every aspect attempting to bring in new players and ended up splitting their die-hard fanbase. The changes to the game’s user interface alongside the controversial decision to have your progress restart every time you move up an age turned off many longtime players while also failing to properly explain the game mechanics to newcomers. The formula didn’t need a major overhaul and Firaxis Games and 2K managed to not only alienate their dedicated fanbase but also failed to attract any new players with their simplified gameplay. Congratulations, you played yourself.

“Mindseye” (2025)

While Mindseye wouldn’t exactly be considered at the top of anyone’s list, considering the talent behind the project, in particular GTA alum Leslie Benzies, Mindseye could have at least offered a decent mid-tier open world experience until Rockstar’s juggernaut GTA6 finally released. And yet, everything that possible could have gone wrong, went wrong and so, so much worse. Mindseye is without question one of the most broken and buggy launches of the entire year. An empty uninteresting world and narrative was the least of the game’s problems. Wonky physics, an incredibly rigid mission structure, bland characters and a game that wasn’t even sure what it wanted to be only made the experience that much worse to play. The game clearly needed more time to finish development, however, attempting to beat GTA6 to market, they released the game anyway and killed any possibility of achieving its potential via planned updates.

“Pokemon Legends: Z-A” (2025)

Pokemon is without a doubt one of the biggest, most lucrative and recognizable brands in the world. So why then, does it look like Nintendo and GameFreak designed Legends Z-A on a toaster? With some of the blandest environments in the entire series, the single location offers so little variety that every corner and building look the same, and despite this being a Pokemon version of Paris, Lumiose City is like a ghost town. NPCs are statues until you talk to them and even then, their dialogue is so mundane you’d think it was written by Chat GTP. Battles, hunting and almost every other familiar aspect is now somehow boring. While there is still fun to be had, however minimal, this is without a doubt the lowest point for the long running series. Maybe Nintendo should have spent less time and money suing their competition and instead giving fans a game worthy of the Pokemon name.

Which game were you most looking forward to that ultimately let you down in the end? Share your disappointments in the comments.