File:5 Upcoming Games That Will Probably Be DEAD ON ARRIVAL-2

It goes without saying that we want every game we play to be good, but that obviously has never been and will never be the case. And though often the disappointing nature of certain releases can take us by surprise, other times, you can smell that disappointment from a mile away.

Either because of shaky development cycles or poor pre-launch gameplay showings or any number of other factors, some games end up making people more than a little skeptical. 2023 has plenty of games lined up that are looking excellent, but at the same time, it has also has a few of those that have sparked that skepticism in a lot of people.

Though we'd obviously like to be proven wrong on every single count, here, we're going to take a look at five games set to release this year that, based on the things we know about them so far, are looking like they're going to disappoint plenty of people.