10 Dumbest Reasons Video Games ALMOST Got Cancelled

10. A Flood - No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky's chaotic launch is well-documented. After being touted as the be-all-and-end-all of gaming, fans were dismayed to learn Hello Game's project was tedious, boring, and above all, not the greatest thing since sliced bread.

But after the developers whipped up dozens of updates, No Man's Sky is much closer now than what we initially expected. With future updates planned, the formerly vilified title seems destined to only get better with time.

In hindsight, it's a miracle No Man's Sky made such a miraculous recovery, and it's not just because of its abysmal debut. The fact this survival title exists in the first place is astounding, since Hello Game's office in Guilford was completely flooded. According to managing editor, Sean Murray, "We lost all our PCs, laptops, equipment, furniture, dev-kits, work in the blink of an eye." And when the insurance refused to cover the damage, the developers were stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Rather than quitting, Murray and his team made a makeshift work station, and plowed through. Despite facing trials and tribulations on a biblical scale, No Man's Sky saw the light of day.