Sometimes, games don’t hit their targets. Releases get delayed. Which is fine, provided people have enough warning. In fact, it seems like audiences might be getting a little more reasonable as time goes on. A few more months is nothing compared to a botched release that takes weeks worth of patches to try and get things working.

In the last five to ten years, plenty of games have been pushed back. In many cases, it has been a good decision. With some 2019 games that slipped into 2020, it’s especially wise. Here are seven situations where we were okay with waiting.