These are the worst games of 2023, according to Metacritic
nme.comMetacritic has shared a list of the worst games released this year, based on reviews.Metacritic aggregates reviews of TV, film, books and music and then gives them an average score.
As part of its end of year summary, the website has shared the 10 worst reviewed games released in 2023.“Any titles with fewer than seven reviews from professional critics are excluded,” it explained, with the list only including titles that are “major enough” to get reviewed by multiple publications.Topping the list of worst games is Daedalic’s The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum with a score of just 34 out of 100, making it “generally unfavourable”.
The stealth platformer is set between the events of The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, and offers an original story for Gollum.According to the list, it’s the “worst Lord Of The Rings game adaptation in history” with reviews calling it “dull” and “tedious” as well as pointing out game-breaking bugs, terrible visuals and criticising the extensive knowledge of Tolkien’s work that’s needed to properly grasp the plot. “At any rate, it’s a complete package: completely terrible,” wrote Metacritic.Flashback prequel Flashback 2 was the second worst reviewed game of 2023, followed by Refugium Games’ Greyhill Incident.
Sci-fi horror shooter Quantum Error also features in the top five alongside Fairyship Games’ Testament: The Order of High-Human.1.
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