Sorry to put things on a downer exactly one day after Christmas (!), but considering we recently highlighted Metacritic’s Best Xbox Game of the Yearas well as Pure Xbox game of the yearwe’re curious to watch the worst too!
Things are a bit difficult Metacritic however, since their “Worst Games” list only categorizes games that have received at least four professional reviews. Sometimes a game featured on Xbox might not make the list because it only got four reviews for PS5, for example, and sometimes a game just gets better reviews for certain platforms!
Here are the 10 worst games (with at least four professional reviews) according to Metacritic:
- Utopia City (23 – PC)
- Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat (41 – Mobile)
- HappyFunland (43 – PSVR2)
- Food Truck Simulator (Xbox – 43)
- Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash (44 – PS5)
- Stranger Things VR (44 – Meta Quest)
- Transformers: Galactic Trials (45 – PS5)
- PO’ed: Definitive Edition (46 – PC)
- Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports (47 – PS5)
- Metal Slug Attack reloads (48 – Nintendo Switch)
If we only look at the Xbox side, there are some other poor performances this year for the likes of Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown and even Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator.
All in all, it really hasn’t been too bad of a year for “bad” games on Xbox. You’re always going to get some stinkers, but looking at this list, along with the tons of titles we’ve enjoyed in 2024, we’re pretty happy overall!
