There were some great new video games showered upon us in 2023, but they weren't all smooth sailing. You might expect that a new game release would have been tested, beta tested, and run through focus groups to catch bugs and glitches. Maybe they were, but it's different when thousands of people are suddenly playing the same game around the clock. Or maybe they rushed into production with a lick and a prayer, with fingers crossed and hopes for the best. That can be a recipe for disaster. And it's tragic when bugs throw off a game you were really having fun playing. Remember the first-person shooter Atomic Heart? It was released at the beginning of 2023 and stumbled out of the gate with multiple bugs that even locked people out from progressing. It's a safer bet now, after some stabilization. Crime Boss: Rockay City had multiple glitches, even one that took character's clothes off! Redfall was just a mess that developers are still working on. Read about 12 games that were launched disappointingly broken in 2023, which ones have gotten better, and which ones to avoid at Kotaku.