10 games that got way better with updates

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I come from an era of gaming where updates didn’t exist. If a game was bad or broken when the cartridge hit store shelves, there was no fixing it. Sorry kiddo, but you’re stuck with Pit Fighter until your next birthday or holiday. Today, updates are expected, whether it’s a day-one patch that developers have to crunch to get out or that thing where Nintendo withholds completed content from its sports games to add them in as updates later. While we old-timers may lament the era of gaming where everything worked at launch, the truth is I have no idea where this industry would be without them.

I mean, if you think delays are bad now, imagine a world where a post-launch update still didn’t exist. Sorry kiddo, but you’re stuck with your vanilla copy of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PlayStation 3.

Thankfully, we do have updates. Updates that not only squash bugs developers couldn’t nab during production but can literally save a game from a terrible launch and turn it into something millions of people will want to play. That’s what this list is all about.

Here are the top 10 games that got better with updates.

Of all the games on this list, Cyberpunk 2077 easily had the most high-profile disastrous launch since the Diablo III release debacle. After numerous delays, the game landed with big sales and even bigger outrage. On PC, it played just fine. If you were one of the millions who picked it up on console, well, your mileage would vary. The game was riddled with bugs that rendered it virtually unplayable on the PS4 and Xbox One. Current-gen consoles didn’t fare all that much better.

Thankfully, with updates, the game is now in a state most people would call “What it should have been what I bought it.” The game is playable on