Video games get bigger and bigger every year. With more consoles and players to go around, the industry is bigger than it ever was, with developers all around the world releasing games𒅌 for people to enjoy. One of the most common strategies in ga🌠me design is to start a franchise. With each subsequent release, developers can target a loyal fanbase while trying to hook a new group of fans along the way.

This year has been home to many sequels. AAA developers and indie developers alike released♐ new entries in their popular franchises. Many were critically acclaimed and have become some of theꦐ best games this year. Unfortunately, other sequels hit rock bottom and were either poor renditions of their past or continuations of bad franchises.

While it ꧂seems like the good sequels are more common because they get the most attention, that isn’t necessarily the case. There were plenty of awful sequels released this year that were so poor that most just forgot about them a few days after they came 𒁏out. It’s better to dwell on the games that deserve your money over the ones that don’t. If it’s not worth your time or money, then don’t give it more thought.

There were plenty of video game sequels released this year, and we’re going to look at the best and worst ♓of the bunch. Join us as we look at 20 of the worst video game sequels in 2018 and 10 of the best. Do any of these sequels strike your fancy?

30 🌼 Worst: Fallouဣt 76

Fallout 76 has been a mess since day one. While a new Fallout game had people excited, this one is entirely online and has plenty of bugs and other issues. It was a stark contrast to what the series was known for, and people weren’t happy. To make matters worse, Bethesda hasn’t been very♚ helpful about issues with this game. Those who purchased the special edition received a collectible they could find at a dollar store, which just added insult to injury.

29 ꧑ Worst: State Of Decay 2

Surviving the zombie apocalypse is an idea that will probably always remain relevant in pop culture. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always lead to good games. Make no mistake, State of Decay 2 is no The Last of Us or Resident Evil. It lacked depth and was practically unfinished on release. It was so disappointing to fans of the first game because there was an actual framework there. Unfortunately, it seemed like less effort went into this one that just made fighting zombies look borin♛g.

28 𓂃 Best: God Of War

With this game receiving the Game of the Year award for 2018, we needed to talk about it. Not only did it reinvent what the God of War series could be, it reinvented who Kratos was, turninꦛg him into a tragic character that’s worth y♉our sympathy.

The game refined the action, making it feel more intentional and satisfying as well as changing the violence.

Destruction was no longer the goal but rather a framework for telling a story about a man who’s been through i♚t all.

27 🤡 Worst: Mario Tennis: Aces

To be fair to Mario Tennis: Aces, it was a step in the right direction after the Wii U’s abysmal Ultra Smash. This game brought more characters and courts to the mix, but the variety sort of ends there. The adventure mode felt like something put in just out of necessity and not out of any sort of creativity. With little replay value, Mario Tennis: Aces became an irrelevant Nintendo game just a few short weeks after it𓄧 came out.

26 Worst: NBA Playgrounds 2🅷

When people play an arcade-style basketball game, they just want to jump in the action and have a good time. That was the original intent with NBA Playgrounds, but big corporate money got a hold of NBA Playgrounds 2, and a consumer-focused experience was pretty much stripped away.꧑ The sequel did little to iron out the issues of the first game, but to make matters worse, it threw in ton🅠s of microtransactions, despite being a $20 game at launch. It was just a slap in the face to basketball fans.

25 Best: Overcooked 2 ♚🌺

Overcooked was one of the most creative multiplayer games ever made, so when Team 17 released a sequel, fans were excited to discover that it was even better than the last one. Overcooked 2 brings back the frantic cooking action but centers it around new recipes, more dynamic levels, and more chefs to unlock🔯. With its gameplay as tight as ever, this game remains one of the best local 🍎multiplayer experiences on the market. It’s also on home consoles.

24 💞 Worst: Fear Effect Sedna

When it came to making a sequel to the PS1’s Fear Effect series ten years later, the developers had an uphill battle before then. The games were popular, but they had some issues of their own. Unfortunately, the resulting Fear Effect Sedna desperately tried to rid those gaꦡmeplay problems but, in turn, created many o✱thers.

The game’s genre was changed, but the combat was just as clunky as ever.

Then there is the voice acting and story, which probably would’ve been better off being remoꦅved from the game entirely.

23 Worst: Metal Gear Survive ജ

It’s hard to believe that after the astounding Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami could turn around and release Metal Gear Survive, which was one of the worst things they ever did to the franchise. Throwing away everything that made the Metal Gear series unique, Survive feels like Konami lazily threw something together just to make a quick buck. Based entirely on survival mechanics that don’t always work and are extremely unbalanced, there’s little reason to enjoyܫ playing this one.

22 𓆉 Best: Ni 𒐪No Kuni 2

Many people slept on Ni No Kuni, which was a JRPG that was developed by Level 5 and partially animated by Studio Ghibli. It was an impressive game that got a sequel this year in the form of Ni No Kuni 2. While Ghibli couldn’t return for the sequel, Level 5’s impressive game design still stands o🔯ut as one of the best and most charming of its class. Managing a cit𒅌y, fighting monsters, and trying to run a kingdom has never looked and felt so good.

21 Worst: Secret Of Mana 🍒

While technically a remake of the original Secret of Mana, the new game on PS4 had every chance to spawn a rebirth for the franchise and bring over a host of new fans. Unfortunately, Secret of Mana failed in just about every way. It looked surprisingly basic for a current-gen video game from Square Enix, it had plenty of bugs, and somehow lacked all the charm that was present in the original ga𓆏me. With their remakes generally being on point, we expected better from Square.