Steam has proclaimed Blizzard’s and 2K Sports’ the first and second worst games of the year, respectively. As of September 12, 165,573 of ’s 183,780 total Steam reviews are negative, and 3,135 of 3,523 reviews for are also negative. Since only released on September 8, it’s experienced a particularly swift downfall. In total, and created 168,708 unhappy Steam buyers, roughly the same amount of people that live in Kansas City, Kansas. earned its worst Steam game status . The first-person shooter lived for years on Blizzard’s online store Battle.net, which doesn’t allow gamers to leave feedback. When arrived , then, the world was emboldened to finally let Blizzard know: we hate you . Still, despite reviewers’ protestations, the game is in Steam’s top 50 most-played list with just under 30,000 concurrent users. Though some fans say they can’t stand , they love playing it anyway. | |
basketball sim ’s downward spiral is more clear-cut. Not only is the game also filled with microtransactions, but it’s also ugly and uninteresting, buyers say. Though has been out for less than a week, fans unfortunately knew what to expect—they’ve been disappointed with the past few titles. 2020’s was “a full-priced game with the beating heart of a mobile free-to-play scam,” Luke Plunkett wrote , and 2021 release was , which came out in 2022, likewise, was “a hustle.” “The hustle is everywhere, from the moment you try to improve your player to big splash screens advertising card packs right down to every time I try to leave the game, where the next menu item down after “QUIT” is “BUY [in-game currency] VC,” . “VC made its debut all the way back in , so for a decade, 2K has been grabbing players by the shorts, flipping them upside down on the court and shaking them until all their lunch money falls out, and players just keep on coming back, year after year.” ’s Steam reviews show that this continues to be accurate, though players aren’t happy about it. “The gameplay and animations are the same as in the previous versions,” a popular negative review says. “This game is essentially the same as the previous title with no new features or any improvement at all,” says another, “and 2k even dared to charge full price [...]? Man...this is soo BAD...” I don’t know, you guys, sounds like could really turn things around.