Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Some games crash hard at launch, others just rub players the wrong way. But every now and then, a few manage to completely flip their reputation over time. This list is all about those redemption stories, the games that went from hated to loved, and proved that a rough start doesn’t always define the final experience.

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*CHAPTERS:*
00:00 Intro
00:29 Cuphead
01:50 Disco Elysium
03:15 Pentiment
04:46 XCOM 2
06:11 Persona 5 Royal
07:31 Days Gone
09:16 Assassin's Creed Unity
11:01 Kingdom Come Deliverance Series
12:28 Death Stranding
14:18 Prey
15:49 More Recommendations

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