Not exactly. macOS has a similar concept – you can remove partially installed apps via Launchpad or the Applications folder. Linux package managers like apt or dnf usually handle partial installs automatically with sudo apt --fix-broken install . This article focuses on Windows.
Historically, your OS treated this like a Schrödinger's Cat situation. The software was neither fully alive (installed) nor dead (uninstalled). It was stuck in a quantum state of brokenness. It occupied space on your hard drive, but you couldn't click an icon to launch it, and often, the "Uninstall" button was greyed out because the computer didn't think the program technically existed yet. Not exactly
It isn't the flashiest feature to announce in a keynote speech. No one is lining up around the block to buy an OS because of "improved package state handling." But the ability to remove partially installed contents from the System Settings applet is the kind of quality-of-life improvement that makes computing less frustrating. This article focuses on Windows
Go to System Settings > Data Management > Manage Software . Look for a "blank" game icon or one with a loading spinner/question mark and delete it. It was stuck in a quantum state of brokenness