Over the past 15 years or so, FromSoftware has gone from strength to strength. Starting with 2009’s Demons Souls, the studio has had a generational run with each new game receiving an increasing number of sales and accolades – culminating with Elden Ring as one of the highest rated games of all time. Though seemingly still a good game, the studio’s upcoming Elden Ring: Nightreign has become the lowest-rated FromSoft title since 2018’s VR exclusive Deracine.

Earlier this year we got our first taste of what might be an early game of the year contender in the form of Hazelight Studios’ Split fiction. Not to be outdone, new studio Sandfall Interactive’s hybrid turn-based RPG ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ has now snatched the crown for the highest rated game of 2025 so far.

Blue Prince is shaping up to be one of the standout games of 2025. The game appears to be this year's big roguelite hit, taking over the mantle from Balatro, which dominated much of 2024. Blue Prince is a roguelite first-person puzzle game where players explore a mysterious 45-room mansion …

Ubisoft is betting a lot on Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Thanks to a number of less-than-stellar releases, controversies and the like, the publisher has been on the verge of being sold off for quite some time. Unfortunately, it seems as though – despite the added delays for increased polish – AC: Shadows is more or less just another Ubisoft title.

While Capcom was crowned as the best publisher in 2023 thanks to its high-ranking game releases, another Japanese publisher usurped them in 2024. Metacritic has now revealed that Sega was the highest-rated publisher of 2024. 

Split Fiction is the next big game from Josef Fares and Hazelight Studios. Known for their work on co-op focused titles such as A Way Out and It Takes Two, the upcoming Split Fiction appears to be an early game of the year contender if critics are anything to go by – receiving universal acclaim and becoming the highest rated game of 2025 so far.

For decades, Atlus has been most known as the studio behind the much-loved RPG series Shin Megami Tensei as well as its arguably more popular spin-off ‘Persona’. As such, expanding out with a new IP appeared to have been a risky move for the studio – a move which has paid off, as Metaphor: ReFantazio is currently the highest rated game of 2024.

Just over a year ago, Bethesda Games Studios released Starfield – a ‘big space game’ which had been ruminating in Todd Howard’s mind for over 25 years. Despite its grand ambitions, the title saw a mixed reaction from fans, though positive critic reviews. Unfortunately, it seems as though Starfield’s first expansion ‘Shattered Space’ has failed to impress players on both sides.

Astro Bot is an upcoming 3D mascot platformer from PlayStation’s Team Asobi. While Astro has appeared in multiple games (including a PS5 pack-in title), the little bot is set to get his first big break with the PS5 exclusive ‘Astro Bot’. Available from today, the game is officially a major …

Star Wars Outlaws marks Ubisoft’s first major foray into the Star Wars Universe. Developed by Massive Entertainment, the game is set to arrive on the 30th of August. Ahead of this however, critic reviews for the open-world title have gone live – revealing yet another title in line with Ubisoft’s typical offerings.

It has taken a little longer for Suicide Squad reviews to go live, as review codes were only sent out a few days ahead of launch. At this point, many outlets have published their scored reviews and unfortunately, Suicide Squad has ended up as Rocksteady's lowest rated game ever.  Based …

The 20th of October looks set to be one of the best days of the year for video game releases. Just a few days ago reviews for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 went live, with it receiving universal acclaim. Now, the embargo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been lifted – and …

We're a few days away from the launch of Insomniac's next big PlayStation exclusive, Marvel's Spider-Man 2. The sequel to the 2018 game is set for a big launch, as the game has garnered rave reviews from critics.  Reviews went live for Spider-Man 2 today. Based on over 100 reviews …

The excitement for Diablo 4's first season quickly took a downturn earlier this week after Blizzard rolled out the latest patch for the game, bringing major nerfs to classes across the board, as well as things like XP game to slow player progress down. Players have already voiced their frustration …

We already knew that Sony had a very good year in 2022, thanks to the launches of Horizon: Forbidden West in the first half of the year and GOTY candidate, God of War: Ragnarok, releasing in the second half of the year. Metacritic has now published its annual game publisher …

We're still a week away from the release of Resident Evil 4 Remake but Capcom seemed to have so much confidence in the project that it sent review codes out very early. The embargo has now lifted, revealing high scores across the board.  Reviews for Resident Evil 4 Remake are …

Wild Hearts, the new Monster Hunter competitor developed by Omega Force and published by EA, just launched to decent reviews, garnering high praise for its game mechanics and fresh take on the genre. However, the game has also been hampered by performance issues, something that Omega Force is hoping to …

We are just days away from the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, with pre-order buyers set to get early access starting tomorrow. Ahead of the early access period, the first reviews have now gone live and so far, the scores are looking pretty good.  There are roughly 40 scored pre-release reviews …

Many of us were excited for Forspoken following its initial PS5 reveal trailer. Since then, a round of divisive previews put the breaks on the hype train. Now with the review embargo lifted, we can take a proper look at what Forspoken does well, and where it falls short. 

Metacritic has put together a list of the ten worst video games of 2022 based on their Metacritic score. As the name implies, the list includes games from January 1st to December 31st. However, they can only be selected for the list if they have more than seven reviews from …

Despite Pokémon being the second-biggest media franchise of all time (with total revenue surpassing $71 Billion), the latest game entry in the series launched in an unacceptable state – with even Nintendo publicly apologising for the title’s poor condition. With the dust settled and almost 100 professional reviews now published, …

Sony Santa Monica had a GOTY hit on its hands with God of War (2018), now four years later, it looks like the team will repeat that success. The embargo has now lifted on God of War: Ragnarök reviews, painting a vastly positive outlook for the game, which launches next …

There has been a lot of controversy around Bayonetta 3 over the last couple of weeks, after the game's previous lead voice actor called for fans to boycott the game. However, despite all of the noise, PlatinumGames appears to have come out on top, with Bayonetta 3 scoring very highly …

After years on the backburner, Saints Row is back in the spotlight, with a new reboot arriving this week. Reviews for the title went live today, just ahead of its consumer release, and so far, it looks like the game is a flop.  At the time of writing, 79 approved …

After being officially announced earlier this year, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is now just days away from release. Game critics have had their hands on the game since early July, leading to a flurry of highly positive reviews going live today.  The review embargo for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has now lifted. …

Diablo Immortal has been making headlines over the last week, as players flooded in to find a good game, only to then be disappointed by an aggressive microtransaction system. Now, Diablo Immortal has overtaken other recent controversial releases as the lowest user-rated game in Blizzard's catalogue.  On Metacritic, user-review scores …

Gran Turismo 7 hasn't had the best reception from fans, with many taking issue with the game's rewards system, microtransactions and always-online requirement. As a result, user reviews for the game have been growing more negative, and now, GT 7 has the lowest user score on Metacritic for any Sony-published …

Elden Ring reviews officially went live yesterday and so far, it is looking like From Software has created a masterpiece. Currently, Elden Ring sits as the second highest rated game of all time on Open Critic, and is also tied for a top ten position on Metacritic.  From Software has …

Just a few days away from the release of the much-anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, reviews for Horizon Forbidden West have now officially gone live, revealing that Guerilla Game’s follow-up to 2017’s open world action-adventure title does almost everything that one could want from a sequel. The review embargo …

Whenever a company, publisher or developer disappoints fans, there aren’t too many avenues which the users can utilise in order to have their voices heard. One of the few methods is through user reviews. GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has now become the lowest rated game of all time on Metacritic, with a score of 0.5/10.