Everywhere you look right now, there’s a gaggle of nerds foaming at the mouth to share their list of the very best video games of 2025. (And we’re no exception!) But what about the stinkers, the flops, the dead-on-arrival turds? We want to take a few moments to honor the low achievers of 2025, the absolute worst games of the year according to review aggregator Metacritic. Are all of these games truly as terrible as the reviews say? Is there a hidden gem or two hidden among the bunch? Let’s find out.
- MindsEye
- Tamagotchi Plaza
- Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator
- Scar-Lead Salvation
- Captain Blood
- Neptunia Riders Vs Dogoos
- Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact
- Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
- Rennsport
- Switch 2 Welcome Tour
The problem with articles like this is that they only focus on games that are bad as a game, and ignores games that are good to excellent, but that are still bad because they screw their players over, engage in abusive business and labor practices, or are simply owned by dogshit people.
As you can tell, I’m waiting for the Jimqusition end of year lists.