We made it. After a tumultuous 11 months of really high highs (the games) and really low lows (the layoffs), weāre finally rounding out the last month of 2023. Good riddance. And to really underscore that goodbye, we here at Kotaku thought itād be fitting to take a look back at what felt like the longest year yet to compile some of the most buggy, broken, and busted games to drop in 2023.
2023 was long, but it also was packed with games that were memorable for theircharacters, gameplay, narrative, worldbuilding, sound design, and more. Some of the games here have those glowing qualities as well but, at least at launch, they were as noteworthy for being glitchy AF as anything else. Some have been made more playable with patches and updates, while others may remain forever busted. And in their own wonky way, they all contributed to what made 2023 an unforgettable year.
Enough with the preamble. Here are 12 of 2023ās most busted games.