10 Unplayable Video Games That Were Released Despite Being Broken

Released in 2015, Arkham Knight was the much anticipated fourth instalment in the franchise, promoted as the final chapter in the celebrated Arkham saga. Unfortunately, the game was plagued with problems upon release, especially on PC. For many, the game was riddled with technical glitches and gamebreaking bugs; for others, it could only be convinced to run at twelve frames per second, crashing constantly at the most importune moments.

In response, Warner Bros. were forced to remove the game from Steam, promising to remedy the situation in the future. Eventually, Arkham Knight was rereleased, yet the problems persisted despite months of painstaking work to resolve the situation. To date, players are still having trouble with certain textures and environmental details, the team continuing to work tirelessly to improve the overall experience, yet to no avail.

In fairness, Arkham Knight has improved considerable since release, and thankfully, the implementation of Steam refunds meant most players were compensated for their uninformed choice of purchase. With that being said, this really shouldn’t have happened in the first place.