Yes, Metacritic shouldn’t be a scale you should really take seriously when judging the quality of a game, because it’s not the test scores that are interesting, but the content of the tests . However, we have to admit that we have a little guilty pleasure every year, that of Metacritic’s top 10 worst, with the ranking of the games that disappointed the press the most. The 2022 selection has just been unveiled, and among the titles more or less unknown to the battalion, we still find some notorious studios and publishers.
The third will surprise you… sorry
This ranking was established based on the average ratings given to each game released between January 1, 2022 and now. It only counts games that have received at least seven ratings and tests from the press, to avoid imbalances. Each game is mentioned with the version that received the most negative rating (it can happen that a game is rated well on PC but badly on consoles, and vice versa, take this into account).
Here are the top 10 worst rated games on Metacritic in 2022 :
- POSTAL 4: No Regerts (CP) – 30
- CrossfireX (Xbox Series X) – 38
- Babylon’s Fall (PS5) – 41
- XEL (Switch)- 43
- Arc of Alchemist (Switch) – 46
- Zorro: The Chronicles (PS5) – 49
- The Last Oricru (Xbox Series X) – 50
- The Waylanders (CP) – 51
- Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief (PS4) – 52
- Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition (Switch)- 52
Not surprisingly, CrossfireX and Babylon’s Fall are present in this list. These two titles are among the most publicized disappointments of this year, especially in the case of the game from Square Enix which has already announced its withdrawal from sale.