Metacritic’s annual round-up of the worst reviewed video games of the yr is upon us. And, by and enormous, there have been a whole lot of good video video games in 2025. However there’ll at all times be a couple of that hit the underside. And, effectively, in case you’ve been maintaining with gaming information this yr, primary should not shock you.
As a reminder, the mixture website determines the record based mostly on video games launched between 1st January and thirty first December 2025 and with no less than 4 critic critiques. Clearly some video games can have greater than others on this record, so make of that what you’ll. And in multiplatform releases, solely the lowest-scoring platform will seem right here.
So, whereas primary ought to be pretty apparent to guess, quantity two was a little bit of a sobering reminder. Keep in mind earlier this yr when Nintendo shadow-dropped a Fireplace Emblem recreation on cellular? And that it is a social deduction recreation? Uh, yeah, Fireplace Emblem Shadows occurred, and, yeah it looks like we weren’t the one ones who did not like the sport. The iOS model sits on a Metascore of 37, and person critiques are not any higher.
Tamagotchi Plaza – Nintendo Change 2 Version, Spy Drops (the PS5 model), Quick & Livid: Arcade Version (PS5), and QUByte Classics: Glover (PS5) have additionally all made the record and are all obtainable on Change 1 and a pair of.
However nothing might actually prime MindsEye this yr, might it? Simply learn our sister website Push Sq.’s overview and… ouch. Anyway, here is the record in full:
Metacritic – The ten Worst Video Video games of 2025:
MindsEye – PS5 (28/100)
Fireplace Emblem Shadows – Cell (37/100)
Blood of Mehran – PS5 (38/100)
Spy Drops – PC (39/100)
Gore Physician – PS5 (40/100)
Tamagotchi Plaza – Nintendo Change 2 Version – Change 2 (43/100)
Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator – PS5 (44/100)
QUByte Classics: Glover – PS5 (44/100)
Scar-Lead Salvation – PS5 (44/100)
Quick & Livid: Arcade Version – PS5 (45/100)
Final yr noticed Utopia Metropolis, a totally-sudden rerelease of a distinct segment 20-year-old shooter which arrived on Steam in November 2024, on the prime spot. Look, we’re in Recreation of the Yr season, so let’s deal with the great things.
What do you consider this yr’s prime 10? Do you assume 2025 has been a great yr for video games? Tell us within the feedback.
[source metacritic.com]
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Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and whereas RPGs are her old flame, Nintendo is an in depth second. She enjoys nothing greater than overthinking battle methods, characters, and tales. She additionally needs she was a Sega air pirate.
