FIFA 23
Another year, another buggy soccer game. It wasn’t as bad as Konami’s eFootball 2022, but EA’s FIFA 23 still had a bevy of bugs and glitches that solidified its place on this list. Players would careen off the screen after collisions on the field. Despite having wide-open shots, characters would still completely miss the goal. There were even instances of the ball just straight-up ghosting, with players kicking and defending nothing but the air. The game was still pretty popular among reviewers, according to Metacritic and OpenCritic, but its many issues didn’t do it any favors. FIFA 23 has also been mired in controversy as the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar, a country criticized for its human rights violations and mistreatment of its LGBTQ citizens. It’s a bad look, one that makes FIFA 23‘s technical woes all the more glaring under the increased scrutiny.
