Each year, PCs see more game releases than any other platform. They’re easier to develop for, and the restrictions are far less than when trying to launch on console. But with that, it means that there’s bound to be a few that fall a bit short of the hype. Ok, let’s be real, these games didn’t just come up a bit short, they were nowhere near the right area code. But what were the worst-rated PC games of 2025?
From frustrating mechanics to uninspired design, these games left players both disappointed and frustrated. Some were unplayable at launch, and others simply weren’t fun. Here’s a look at the PC releases that critics and players agreed were the biggest flops of the year.
Worst PC Games Of 2025
Honorable Mention: Game of Thrones: Kingsroad
It just missed out on being in the bottom five with a 57 on Metacritic, but Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is a game that no one should waste their time on. Despite it launching on PC, this was nothing more than a mobile cash grab using the Game of Thrones IP. Everything about Kingsroad felt like a mobile game with in-game currency required to do much of anything. Even the game mechanics felt run of the mill and repetitive to the point where not even the most diehard Game of Thrones fan would want to spend their time with this.
As we put in our review: “It looks like a mobile game and plays like one, too. While in 2025 that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s when it attempts to pass itself off as something more that it becomes an issue.”
5. Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact
The first fighting game in the Hunter x Hunter franchise, Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact was panned upon release for its price, lack of content, server issues, unbalanced characters, and more. One user even went as far to say that the game “has nothing redeeming about it and it is one of the most pathetic releases for a video game.”
It wasn’t just users who didn’t care for the game, which current has “Mixed” reviews on Steam and a 56 on Metacritic. In their review, But Why Tho? said that there is a “great framework” for a good game, it “struggles to find the fun” due to a lack of balancing with its characters.
4. Lost Soul Aside
Promised as a flashy action RPG with stunning visuals, Lost Soul Aside delivered on style but struggled with substance. Players found the combat repetitive, the story underdeveloped, and technical issues that made the experience more frustrating than thrilling.
With a 55 Metascore, Lost Soul Aside was a game that found itself in development hell more often than not after work began in 2014. By taking so long to come out, developer Ultizero Games tried to cram so much into the game that it makes it a messy experience across the board.
Gamer.no says it best, saying “Lost Soul Aside tries to accomplish too much, but in the process accomplishes next to nothing.”
3. Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remaster
Even nostalgia couldn’t save this one. The remaster of Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles brought minor visual updates, but failed to fix clunky controls and outdated mechanics. Fans of the original were left wishing they’d just stuck with the classic version rather than spending $20 on a 25-year-old experience.
Said Shacknews, “[If] this was one of those retro re-releases that are basically fancy emulators with additional screen filters and save states, maybe online play as a treat, Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles (whew) probably would’ve been alright. Instead, we have this bizarre Frankenmaster that looks and sounds like the end result of someone playing with a PlayStation emulator for the first time and pushing the sliders all the way up.”
2. Captain Blood
A pirate-themed action game, Captain Blood sounds like it should be a fun game for fans of games like God of War. Unfortunately, despite getting positive reviews from players on Steam, critical reaction was more mixed and tended to lean to the negative.
Where it was criticized is how the gameplay feels like it should be back in the early-to-mid 2000’s as opposed to 2025. The gameplay is repetitive
1. MindsEye
With a Metacritic score of 37, no other game comes close to being as universally panned this year as MindsEye. Hyped with what appeared to be an incredible marketing budget, MindsEye suffered from overly buggy gameplay, AI behavior that made no sense, and a story and experience that can only be classified as boring.
Multiplayer.it puts it perfectly, saying that MindsEye “is a lesson for present and future game designers on everything not to do in a videogame.”
What doesn’t make it better is that developer Build A Rocket Boy’s CEO Leslie Benzies has been publicly blaming outside influences rather than take any responsibility for the game’s performance.
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