WORST year for games?

[DougieJones]

I keep reading debates about the best years for games... but what are the worst?

1983 doesn't count lol

 

[Harry Dresden]

Probably last year? The sag aftra strikes actually affected video game industry as well felt like a slow year I wasnt really playing anything except old games. 2026 has gta 6 coming (so I bought some stock in take two for it's month long surge) and nioh 3 drops in a few days. I cant think of anything that dropped in 2025 I liked.

 

[Kassitus]

Didn't 83 have the release of the Famicom?

2008-2012 was pretty unmemorable. Basically just COD dominating the market.

 

[KaNesDeath]

A non-issue in the 21st century.

Only individuals who will complain under this pretense are console users regarding exclusivity. Which is a console unit selling tactic that died last decade during that console generation.

 

[Madmick]

I remember everyone bitching about 2014.

At the time, I thought everyone was just whining, the what have you done for me lately attitude, but in retrospect, I realized years ago they probably had a point.

Dragon Age: Inquisition and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor were the two so-called heavyweights of the year battling it for GOTY. Even most of the best games from the year had weaknesses. Hearthstone had pay-to-win complaints early after release, P.T. wasn't even an official release (and never would be), Far Cry 4 was good but disappointed many after 3, Titanfall just couldn't get a playerbase off the ground, Wolfenstein: The New Order was good but perhaps not sensational, Mario Kart 8 was a huge hit for Nintendo...3 years after it launched when the Switch came out. Destiny was my favorite from that year, it was awesome, but there was a lot of complaints about a shallow story and not much to do in the PvE outside the raids.

Alien: Isolation and Bayonetta 2 have probably aged the best. South Park: Stick of Truth was also amazing: maybe the funniest game of all time. Shovel Knight is a cult classic.

But when you match the above up to other years...doesn't look good.

 

[PBAC]

There's very little that makes me want to buy a PS5 today so console wise this is pretty poor. There's virtually only that one system worth getting. Otherwise the games I am really enjoying can be played on my laptop and are relatively low end. There's a lot of cool game but we are long way from certain golden ages. Maybe it's just the oversaturation and changing market.

 

[My Spot]

I remember everyone bitching about 2014.

At the time, I thought everyone was just whining, the what have you done for me lately attitude, but in retrospect, I realized years ago they probably had a point.

Dragon Age: Inquisition and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor were the two so-called heavyweights of the year battling it for GOTY. Even most of the best games from the year had weaknesses. Hearthstone had pay-to-win complaints early after release, P.T. wasn't even an official release (and never would be), Far Cry 4 was good but disappointed many after 3, Titanfall just couldn't get a playerbase off the ground, Wolfenstein: The New Order was good but perhaps not sensational, Mario Kart 8 was a huge hit for Nintendo...3 years after it launched when the Switch came out. Destiny was my favorite from that year, it was awesome, but there was a lot of complaints about a shallow story and not much to do in the PvE outside the raids.

Alien: Isolation and Bayonetta 2 have probably aged the best. South Park: Stick of Truth was also amazing: maybe the funniest game of all time. Shovel Knight is a cult classic.

But when you match the above up to other years...doesn't look good.

I did the Acclaimed Games points thing and it's not the worst of the years I've done so far. But some of these games I've never even heard of.

 

[HHJ]

2008

This all any gamer ever needed