25 Worst Video Games of Each Year (2000 - 2025)

VOICE OVER: Kasey Thompson
WRITTEN BY: Ty Richardson

From broken physics to creepy dating sims, gaming has seen some truly awful releases. Join us as we count down the worst video game disasters from each year since 2000! Our list features notorious flops that crashed harder than a glitchy racing game, with some so bad they actually killed their studios! Our countdown includes "Sonic '06," "The Guy Game," "Ride to Hell: Retribution," "WWE 2K20," "Concord," and many more embarrassing failures. From unfinished messes to games that cost publishers millions only to be pulled from stores, these titles represent the absolute bottom of the gaming barrel. Which gaming disaster do you think was the worst? Let us know in the comments!

  • #26: Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
  • #25: The Simpsons Wrestling
  • #24: Sneakers
  • #23: Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
  • #22: The Guy Game
  • #21: Ninjabread Man
  • #20: Sonic the Hedgehog
  • #19: Boogie
  • #18: FaceBreaker
  • #17: Rogue Warrior
  • #16: Final Fantasy XIV
  • #15: FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
  • #14: Infestation Survivor Stories", aka "The War Z
  • #13: Ride to Hell: Retribution
  • #12: Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
  • #11: Alone in the Dark: Illumination
  • #10: Umbrella Corps
  • #9: 1-2-Switch!
  • #8: Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls
  • #7: WWE 2K20
  • #6: Warcraft III: Reforged
  • #5: Balan Wonderworld
  • #4: Babylon's Fall
  • #3: Lord of Ring: Gollum
  • #2: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
  • #1: Concord

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