10 Video Games EVERYONE Gave Up On

10. Loop Hero

Loop Hero is a little indie game from developer Four Quarters that came out in 2021. It is a roguelike, but bear with me, because it’s a roguelike that does have a campaign that you can complete. 

Well, it has a campaign that can be completed. Whether or not you pull it off depends if you fall into the camp of those who put it down or not.

The game does what it says on the box, you walk around in a loop gradually earning resources and gold, building stuff, taking on baddies, and trying not to die. Inevitably you will, but you’ll hang on to 30% of your stuff or more if you bail out before the encounter. Its difficulty shouldn’t be understated, though, as you need to be clever about your strategy and playstyle, being careful to consider your equipment, and know your limits. It stands to reason then that this little Game Pass offering wasn’t just retired by 11.1% of those who recorded played it, but it was also the second most retired game on the site in 2021.

The only game that was marked as retired more times was Twelve Minutes, which, if you know anything about Twelve Minutes, checks out.

Though some found it to be entertaining, even knocking out the hidden boss, it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea as players said they gave it up for being too repetitive, boring, or frustrating.