User:Vrxces/List of games considered the worst

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To support a good evidence base for the article list of games notable for negative reception, this page compiles a list of video games that have been named by one or more reliable sources as one of the worst games of all time, as well as supporting details, including scores from review aggregators. This may help guide discussions around inclusion of past games, noting that only a minority of the games listed below will be eligible under the article's guidelines. More information can be found on the talk page of the primary article.

List of games considered the worst

Title	Platform	Year	In article?	GameRankings	Metacritic	^[1]	^[2]	^[3]	^[4]	^[5]	^[6]	^[7]	^[8]	^[9]	^[10]	^[11]	^[12]	^[13]	Total
7th Guest			N	60	N/A			1											1
11th Hour			N	63.2	N/A			1											1
50 Cent: Bulletproof	Multiplatform	2005	N	49.5	52									1					1
360	PS		N	N/A	N/A														0
Action 52	Multiplatform		Y	N/A	N/A				1										1
Alf	Master System	1989	N	N/A	N/A											1			1
Aliens		1996	N	N/A		1		1											2
Aliens: Colonial Marines	Multiplatform	2013	Y	42				1						1			1		3
Aircars	Atari Jaguar		N	N/A									1						1
Air Power		1996	N	N/A		1													1
American McGee's Bad Day LA			N	33				1							1				2
Amy			N	26											1				1
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis			N	28											1				1
Area 51	PS1		N	55															0
Army Men	Multiplatform		N	61				1											1
Ashes Cricket 2013			N	N/A											1				1
Attack of the Movies 3D			N	38				1							1				2
Atlantis	PS1		N	N/A															0
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown	PS2		N	41							1								1
Bad Street Brawler	NES	1989	N	N/A									1	1					2
Back to the Future	NES	1989	N	N/A												1			1
Balan Wonderworld			N	N/A													1		1
Barbie Horse Adventures			N	56							1								1
Basement Crawl			N	29				1							1				2
Battlecruiser 3000AD			N	26															0
Batman		1989	N	N/A		1													1
Batman: Dark Tomorrow			Y	26											1		1		2
Bebe's Kids	SNES		N	N/A					1										1
Ben-Hur		2016	N	N/A													1		1
Bible Adventures	NES		N	N/A									1						1
Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing	PC	2003	Y	4										1	1		1		3
Blackwater			N	39				1							1				2
Blue Angels		1990	N	N/A		1													1
Blue Force		1993	N	N/A		1													1
BMX XXX	Multiplatform	2002	N	55										1					1
Bomberman: Act Zero	X360	2006	Y	36										1	1		1		3
Bubsy 3D	PS1	1996	Y	51				1			1		1	1	1		1		6
Bug	Saturn		N	71				1											1
Campo's Rugby			N	N/A															0
Captain Novolin			N	N/A				1					1						2
Cardinal of the Kremlin		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Catfight			N	9				1							1				2
Chaos Control		1995	N	N/A		1													1
Charlie's Angels	NGC		N	24						1									1
Chill	PS1		N	N/A				1											1
Chuck Norris Superkicks	Multiplatform	1983	N	N/A												1			1
The Civil War		1996	N	N/A		1													1
Clockwork Knight	Saturn		N	67				1											1
Club Drive	Atari Jaguar		N	N/A			1						1		1				3
Coaster		1993	N	N/A		1													1
College Slam		1996	N	N/A		1													1
Culling 2			N	N/A													1		1
Custer's Revenge	Atari 2600	1982	Y	N/A					1		1	1	1	1	1	1			7
CyberRace		1994	N	N/A		1													1
D	PS1		N	60															0
Daikatana	Multiplatform	2000	N	N/A				1				1		1					3
Dark Castle	Multiplatform	1986	N	N/A												1			1
David Wolf Secret Agent		1989	N	N/A		1													1
Deer Hunter	PC		N	63.8															0
Defcon 5		1987	N	N/A		1													1
Disciples of Steel		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Donkey Kong	Intellivision		N	N/A					1										1
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde	NES	1988	Y	N/A												1			1
Dragonball: Evolution			N	N/A											1				1
Dragonlance: Heroes of the Lance			N	N/A									1						1
Dragon's Lair	Multiplatform	1983	N	N/A				1								1			2
Drake of the 99 Dragons			Y	N/A				1							1		1	1	4
Duke Nukeum Forever	Multiplatform	2011	N	48.5										1					1
El-Fish		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Elf Bowling			N	12								1			1				2
Epic	Amiga		N	N/A															0
ET: The Extra Terrestrial	Atari 2600	1982	Y	N/A					1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	8
Extreme Paintbrawl			N	19				1							1				2
Extreme Pinball	PS1		N	N/A															0
Extreme Sports with the Berenstein Bears	GBC		N	N/A									1						1
Fight for Life			N	N/A				1					1						2
Fighter Wing		1995	N	N/A		1													1
Final Fantasy XIV			Y	50													1		1
Fire Fly	Atari 2600	1983	N	N/A				1								1			2
First Encounters	PC		N	N/A				1											1
Fountain of Dreams		1991	N	N/A		1													1
Friday the 13th			N	N/A			1								1				2
Frogger	PS		N	50															0
Fugitive Hunter			N	43											1				1
Girl Fight			N	41											1				1
Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game			N	55											1				1
The Guy Game	Multiplatform	2004	N	44										1	`				1
Hatred	PC	2015	N	45				1						1					2
Haze	PC	2008	N	56										1					1
Heart of Darkness			N	73.5															0
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller		1994	N	N/A		1		1											2
Heroes of the 357th		1991	N	N/A		1		1											2
Home Improvement			N	N/A						1									1
Homey D Clown		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Homie Rollerz			N	26				1							1				2
Hotel Mario	CD-i	1994	Y	N/A										1	1				2
Hooters Road Trip			N	29				1							1				2
Impossible Mission	Atari 7800		N	N/A					1										1
Inca II		1995	N	N/A		1		1											2
Incredible Hulk		1994	N	N/A															0
Independence Day	PS		N	51															0
Indy's Desktop Adventures		1996	N	N/A		1													1
Inferno		1995	N	N/A		1		1											2
Infestation: Survivor Stories			Y	19											1				1
International Karate Plus	GBA		N	N/A				1		1									2
Isle of the Dead		1994	N	N/A		1													1
Johnny Quest			N	N/A															0
Knack	PS4	2013	N	59										1					1
Labyrinth of Time		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Last Action Hero	Multiplatform		N	N/A															0
Lawnmower Man		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Legend of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon			Y	N/A							1		1				1		3
Leisure Suit Larry			N	N/A															0
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust	Multiplatform	2009	Y	21										1	1			1	3
Lightspeed		1991	N	N/A		1		1											2
Limbo of the Lost	PC	2007	N	27										1					1
Link: The Faces of Evil	CD-i		Y	N/A				1							1		1		3
Little Britain	Multiplatform	2007	N	14											1				1
Lula 3D	PC	2005	Y	25											1				1
M&M's Kart Racing	DS	2008	N	22.33											1				1
Make My Video			N	N/A			1	1				1	1						4
Martian Chronicles		1996	N	N/A		1													1
MegaTraveller 1			N	N/A		1													1
Microcosm	Multiplatform		N	N/A															0
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers	SNES		N	N/A															0
Mortal Kombat Advance			Y	34											1				1
Motorbike			N	22											1				1
Nagano Winter Olympics	PS1		N	48.5															0
Navy SEALs: Weapons of Mass Destruction			N	19											1				1
Neverdead			N	49.5													1		1
Night Trap		1994	Y	N/A		1							1						2
Outpost		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Pac-Man	Atari 2600		Y	N/A					1		1	1			1				4
Pacific Strike		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Patriot		1992	N	N/A		1		1											2
Perfect Dark Zero	X360	2005	N	81										1					1
Phantasmagoria			N	56				1											1
Pizza Tycoon		1994	N	N/A		1													1
The Quiet Man			N	27													1		1
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties	3DO	1994	Y	N/A			1	1						1	1		1		5
Postal series			Y	?													1		1
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within			N	82				1				1							2
Rambo: The Videogame			N	32											1				1
Rap Jam	SNES		N	N/A			1						1						2
Resident Evil 6	Multiplatform	2012	N	65										1					1
Resistance 2	PS3	2008	N	87										1					1
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny			N	N/A											1				1
Red Crystal		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Revolution X			N	N/A				1					1						2
Ringworld		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Rise of the Robots	Multiplatform	1994	N	N/A										1					1
Ride to Hell: Retribution	Multiplatform	2013	Y	13.5				1						1	1		1		4
Rock and Roll Racing 2	PS		N	N/A				1											1
Rogue Warrior			Y	28													1		1
Self-Defense Training Camp			N	34				1							1				2
Sex Vixens From Space		1990	N	N/A		1													1
Shadow War of Succession	3DO		N	N/A			1												1
Shaq Fu	Multiplatform	1994	Y	44.5			1				1			1				1	4
Shuttle		1992	N	N/A		1													1
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric			Y	33													1		1
Sonic The Hedgehog	Multiplatform	2006	N	47.5										1	1		1		3
Speed Racer		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Spiderman/Captain America vs. Dr. Doom		1989	N	N/A		1													1
Spogs Racing			N	18.5											1				1
SQIJ	ZX Spectrum	1987	N	N/A										1					1
Stalin vs. Martians			Y	23													1		1
Star Fleet II		1989	N	N/A		1													1
Star Trek	Multiplatform	2013	N	43										1					1
Star Wars Chess		1993	N	N/A		1													1
Street Fighter: The Movie			N	N/A											1				1
Super Columbine Massacre RPG	PC	2005	N	N/A								1							1
Super Pitfall	NES		N	N/A					1							1			2
Superman 64	N64	1999	Y	23					1	1	1		1	1	1		1	1	8
Survivor	PC		N	26											1				1
Terminator 2	SNES		N	N/A															0
Thexder		1995	N	N/A		1													1
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5		2015	Y	36													1		1
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms	PC		N	72															0
Total Recall	NES		N	N/A			1						1						2
Treasure Quest		1996	N	57		1													1
Ultima VIII: Pagan		1994	N	N/A		1													1
Umbrella Corps			Y	37													1		1
Universal Military Simulator II		1990	N	N/A		1													1
Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure	GameCube	2001	N	34.5										1					1
Unlimited SaGa			N	52											1				1
Unnccessary Roughness		1994	N	N/A		1													1
Virtuoso			N	N/A									1						1
Waterworld	Virtual Boy		N	N/A						1									1
White Men Can't Jump			N	N/A									1						1
Wing Commander IV	Multiplatform		N	75															0
Who Shot Johnny Rock?			N	N/A															0
World Cup Carnival	C64		N	N/A															0
World Hockey		1995	N	N/A		1													1
WWE 2k20			Y	40													1		1
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z			N	43											1				1
Yaris			N	20											1		1		2
Zeppelin		1994	N	N/A		1													1
Zero Wing	Sega Mega Drive/Genesis	1993	N	N/A							1								1

Sources

^ "50 Worst Games of All Time" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 148. November 1996. pp. 84–98.
^ "The Top 10 Worst Games of All Time". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. November 1997. p. 107.
^ "A Ton of Stuff..." Official Australian PlayStation Magazine. No. 27. October 1999. pp. 18–19.
^ Cassidy, William (31 December 2002). "Top Ten Shameful Games". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.
^ "5 Worst Games Ever". Nintendo Power. No. 196. October 2005. p. 46.
^ Top 10 Best and Worst Games of All Time - GT Countdown on YouTube
^ Townsend, Emru (23 October 2006). "The 10 Worst Games of All Time". PC World. Archived from the original on 24 December 2006.
^ Reiley, Sean Patrick (2009). "Seanbaby's EGM's Crapstravaganza: The 20 Worst Video Games of All Time". Seanbaby. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009.
^ Stuart, Keith; Kelly, Andy; Parkin, Simon; Cobbett, Richard (15 October 2015). "The 30 worst video games of all time – part one". The Guardian.
^ "The 50 worst games of all time". GamesRadar. 9 August 2017.
^ "Katastrophen-Gaming: Die 10 schlechtesten Spiele der 80er". Eurogamer.de (in German). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019.
^ Bonuthys, Darren (10 December 2022). "26 Infamously Bad Games You Probably Shouldn't Play". Gamespot.
^ Stone, Sam (31 January 2023). "Worst Video Games of All Time, Ranked". The Escapist.

[1] "50 Worst Games of All Time" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 148. November 1996. pp. 84–98.

[2] "The Top 10 Worst Games of All Time". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. November 1997. p. 107.

[3] "A Ton of Stuff..." Official Australian PlayStation Magazine. No. 27. October 1999. pp. 18–19.

[4] Cassidy, William (31 December 2002). "Top Ten Shameful Games". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.

[5] "5 Worst Games Ever". Nintendo Power. No. 196. October 2005. p. 46.

[6] Top 10 Best and Worst Games of All Time - GT Countdown on YouTube

[7] Townsend, Emru (23 October 2006). "The 10 Worst Games of All Time". PC World. Archived from the original on 24 December 2006.

[8] Reiley, Sean Patrick (2009). "Seanbaby's EGM's Crapstravaganza: The 20 Worst Video Games of All Time". Seanbaby. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009.

[9] Stuart, Keith; Kelly, Andy; Parkin, Simon; Cobbett, Richard (15 October 2015). "The 30 worst video games of all time – part one". The Guardian.

[10] "The 50 worst games of all time". GamesRadar. 9 August 2017.

[11] "Katastrophen-Gaming: Die 10 schlechtesten Spiele der 80er". Eurogamer.de (in German). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019.

[12] Bonuthys, Darren (10 December 2022). "26 Infamously Bad Games You Probably Shouldn't Play". Gamespot.

[13] Stone, Sam (31 January 2023). "Worst Video Games of All Time, Ranked". The Escapist.

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