10 Video Games EVERYONE Gave Up On

1. Don’t Starve

Dont Starve
Sony

Ending with a game that is almost universally considered to be not at all shit, 2013 indie darling Don't Starve comes in at what may seem like a surprisingly high retirement rate of 19.6%.

So what did this charming, atmospheric survival game do to earn a percentage even higher than Redfall and matching Forza Motorsport? Be really hard, mostly.

The majority of retirees said they just couldn't see themselves making it to the end of the game's story mode due to the difficulty of the survival gameplay. This is in large part because it requires quite a high level of clever strategizing, particularly in learning how to best use the tools available to you in the extremely tricky story levels. Wrapping up the Adventure Mode even if you do have the patience is likely to take you dozens of hours. On the other hand there was also a decent contingent of gamers who marked themselves as done with Don't Starve because Don't Starve Together came out. 

If you decided to stop fighting with this one and go make a snack you don't have to scavenge for under the threat of being maimed, that's understandable. 

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.