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2023 in review

These are the 50 best games of the year according to Metacritic

We take a look at the 50 best games of the year according to the specialized press: Metacritic gives its verdict.

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2023 is coming to an end, and it will be remembered as one of the best in terms of releases in history, rivaling the legendary 1998 that we remembered earlier this year. Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2... The list is long, and there were games left out of the GOTY pools that would have been strong contenders in other years after competing against these true titans.

At MeriStation we’ve started reviewing the best games by genre or category, such as platformers or strategy, but now it’s time to see what the specialized critics have to say.

The 50 best games of the year according to Metacritic

In short, here are the 50 best games of the year according to their average on Metacritic:

  1. Baldur’s Gate 3 (96)
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (96)
  3. Metroid Prime Remastered (94)
  4. Asgard’s Wrath 2 (93)
  5. Resident Evil 4 (93)
  6. Super Mario Bros Wonder (93)
  7. Street Fighter 6 (92)
  8. Turbo Overkill (91)
  9. Against the Storm (91)
  10. Slay the Princess (90)
  11. Quake II Enhanced Edition (90)
  12. Jack Jeanne (90)
  13. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (90)
  14. Videoverse (90)
  15. Dave the Diver (90)
  16. Pizza Tower (89)
  17. Dead Space (89)
  18. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (89)
  19. Cocoon (88)
  20. Alan Wake 2 (88)
  21. Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (88)
  22. Astral Ascent (88)
  23. The Talos Principle II (88)
  24. Sea of Stars (87)
  25. God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla (87)
  26. Final Fantasy XVI (87)
  27. Pikmin 4 (87)
  28. Teathrythm Final Fantasy (87)
  29. The Making of Karateka (87)
  30. Hi-Fi Rush (87)
  31. Diablo IV (86)
  32. Anonymous Code (86)
  33. Star Ocean: The Second Story R (86)
  34. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (86)
  35. Humanity (86)
  36. Panarnormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (85)
  37. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (85)
  38. Wargroove 2 (85)
  39. The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (85)
  40. Stasis: Bone Totem (85)
  41. Jusant (85)
  42. Chants of Sennaar (85)
  43. A Space for the Unbound (85)
  44. Worldless (85)
  45. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (85)
  46. Forza Motorsport (84)
  47. Octopath Traveler II (84)
  48. Blasphemous 2 (84)
  49. In Stars and Time (84)
  50. Risk of Rain Returns (84)