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: No mouse support for a PC game and a total lack of control instructions.

is one of the most notorious "broken" releases in gaming history, a sports simulation so plagued by technical failures that it was officially canceled after it had already gone on sale. The Disastrous Launch ashes-cricket-2013

Developed by and published by 505 Games , the title was originally intended to coincide with the 2013 Ashes series in England. Following several delays due to quality concerns, it finally launched on Steam on November 22, 2013. : No mouse support for a PC game

505 Games largely blamed the failure on the Unity Engine , stating that the developer was unable to overcome "unexpected challenges" thrown up by the engine despite multiple schedule extensions. The publisher explicitly stated the product was "simply not worthy of the Ashes name" . Following several delays due to quality concerns, it

: Fielders "dancing" in confusion and throwing balls in random directions. Missing Assets : No catch animations and disappearing shots.

The release was immediately met with universal derision. Players and critics documented a "train wreck" of bugs, including: