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Poor Game Design

18 games killed by Poor Game Design.

PC

Agents of Mayhem

Deep Silver Volition

Cause of Death

Identity Crisis Poor Game Design Wrong Audience Marketing Failure
2017 💀 2021

PC

Artifact

Valve

Cause of Death

Monetization Backlash Market Misread Poor Game Design
🔥 $10M+
2018 💀 2021

PC

ATLAS

Grapeshot Games

Cause of Death

Broken at Launch Market Saturation Live Service Failure Poor Game Design No Community Building
2018 💀 2021

PC / Xbox One

Bleeding Edge

Ninja Theory

Cause of Death

Identity Crisis Market Saturation Poor Game Design
2020 💀 2022

PC / Linux

Bound By Flame

Spiders

Cause of Death

Niche Too Small Poor Game Design Bad Timing
2014 💀 2020

PC

Crucible

Relentless Studios

Cause of Death

Poor Game Design Identity Crisis Broken at Launch Market Saturation
2020 💀 2020

PC

Evolve Stage 2

Turtle Rock Studios

Cause of Death

Monetization Backlash Content Drought Poor Game Design
2015 💀 2018

PC

Highguard

Wildlight Entertainment

Cause of Death

Broken at Launch Poor Game Design Market Saturation
2026 💀 2026

PC / Mac

inZOI

inZOI Studio

Cause of Death

Content Drought Market Misread Poor Game Design
2025 💀 2026

PC

Mecha BREAK

Amazing Seasun Games

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Poor Game Design Niche Too Small
2025 💀 2026

PC / Mac / Linux

Mighty No. 9

Comcept

Cause of Death

Poor Game Design Mismanagement Budget Misallocation
2016 💀 2021

PC

OVERKILL's The Walking Dead

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Cause of Death

Mismanagement Poor Game Design Budget Misallocation
2018 💀 2019

PC

Stormgate

Frost Giant Studios

Cause of Death

Poor Game Design Market Misread Identity Crisis
2025 💀 2026

PC

Takedown: Red Sabre

Serellan LLC

Cause of Death

Broken at Launch Poor Game Design Budget Misallocation
2014 💀 2020

PC / Linux

The Culling

Xaviant

Cause of Death

Live Service Failure Poor Game Design Market Saturation
2017 💀 2019

PC / Mac

The Pasture

Mikhail Maksimov

Cause of Death

Poor Game Design Niche Too Small Wrong Audience
2017 💀 2021

PC

Timen runner

REX PEX GAMES

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Poor Game Design Identity Crisis
2017 💀 2021

PC

Z1 Battle Royale

Daybreak Game Company

Cause of Death

Market Saturation Bad Timing Identity Crisis Poor Game Design
2018 💀 2021

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