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[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

• 7 of 10 worst games on PS5
• 3 of 10 worst games on PC

Here are the 10 worst-rated games on Metacritic with at least seven reviews, more details at the jump.

10. Sker Ritual | Score: 55 (PS5)
9. Die By The Blade | Score: 54 (PC)
8. Funko Fusion | Score: 54 (PS5)
7. Silent Hill: The Short Message | Score: 53 (PS5)
6. Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown | Score: 53 (PS5)
5.TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants | Score: 52 (PS5)
4. Pneumata | Score: 52 (PC)
3. Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator | Score: 51 (PC)
2. Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports | Score: 47 (PS5)
1. Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash | Score: 44 (PS5)

Source

What's the worst game release of 2024 you played?

 

[xrnzaaas]

TDU Solar Crown would be my candidate for worst release. I haven't played it, because I don't want to give the devs a dime, but the whole project just looks bad and it's extremely unappealing even for a big TDU 1-2 fan like me.

The studio (or more likely the publisher) turned it into a MMO on purpose and they're desperately sticking to this idea instead of thinking of changing how the game can be played. Add to that tons of bugs, disconnects and lost progression tied to always online requirement, horrible graphics combined with poor optimization, not being able to freely race AI cars, no AI difficulty levels, an enormous grind just to buy a car or two... I could probably go on.

 

[squidilix]

Silent Hill Short Message in not so bad...

7 of 10 worst games on PS5

Except SH:SM, they got all multiplatform release... what's your point?

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Silent Hill Short Message in not so bad...

Except SH:SM, they got all multiplatform release... what's your point?

Take what you will. What was your worst game this year?

For me it was Hellbade II, the gameplay and walking sim aspects really didn't do it for me. Turned it off after the first 30mins. Too slow for my tastes.

 

[Three]

Except SH:SM, they got all multiplatform release... what's your point?

Yeah, it's pretty dumb to even mention that. Especially as Test Drive Unlimited got a lower score on PC than PS5: 50 vs 53

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown critic reviews

Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed.

www.metacritic.com

Same with Funko Fusion, PC 50 vs PS5 54.

Ignore the dumb platform war thing OP tried to introduce first and foremost and it's a good list of bad releases.

 

[Mr Hyde]

• 7 of 10 worst games on PS5

Couldn't resist bringing out the console warrior in you, eh?

 

[M1chl]

Complete PS5 domination

 

[Mayar]

Complete PS5 domination

No all these games are multiplatform and available on Xbox. It's just that everyone doesn't care about Xbox anymore, that it's almost never used for Multiplatform Review, because to do that you either have to turn it on or move it away from the door it's propping up.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Couldn't resist bringing out the console warrior in you, eh?

Not my article and I posted Hellblade II was my worst. But sure, you do you warrior.

 

[M1chl]

No all these games are multiplatform and available on Xbox. It's just that everyone doesn't care about Xbox anymore, that it's almost never used for Multiplatform Review, because to do that you either have to turn it on or move it away from the door it's propping up.

It was an attempt

 

[Mayar]

It was an attempt

I hope you know that this is a free demo version of something nobody needs? No one asked for money for this game, anyone can just take it.

 

[KrisB]

Hellblade 2 for me. Luckily it was just a gamepass game. Amazing graphics but that’s about it.

 

[ArtHands]

Silent Hill Short Message in not so bad...

Except SH:SM, they got all multiplatform release... what's your point?

Multiplatform games has different scores for each of the platforms.

eg Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports is 58 on Xbox and 47 on PS5.

Please don't lump them all together

 

[Loomy]

man, JJK had a tough year lmao

 

[Sooner]

7 of 10 worst games on PS5

You mean reviewed on PS5.

Multiplatform games are almost always reviewed on PS, because it's the more popular condole.

 

[Mayar]

You mean reviewed on PS5.

Multiplatform games are almost always reviewed on PS, because it's the more popular condole.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Hellblade 2 isn't there?

Oh they said games... nevermind.

 

[Chukhopops]

TDU Solar Crown would be my candidate for worst release. I haven't played it, because I don't want to give the devs a dime, but the whole project just looks bad and it's extremely unappealing even for a big TDU 1-2 fan like me.

The studio (or more likely the publisher) turned it into a MMO on purpose and they're desperately sticking to this idea instead of thinking of changing how the game can be played. Add to that tons of bugs, disconnects and lost progression tied to always online requirement, horrible graphics combined with poor optimization, not being able to freely race AI cars, no AI difficulty levels, an enormous grind just to buy a car or two... I could probably go on.

Did they ever fix it in the end? It was sold as a Forza Horizon killer and it ended up worse than The Crew: Motorfest.

IMO my personal biggest disappointment was Alan Wake 2. What a drop from the first one in every aspect.

 

[SJRB]

man, JJK had a tough year lmao

This game is 100% dogshit though and they should be ashamed to have squandered such a popular IP with such a terrible game. Should at full price, no less. Outrageous.

 

[adamsapple]

Complete PS5 domination

Pretty cool, right?

7. Silent Hill: The Short Message | Score: 53 (PS5)

This was a free 'game' but I still felt like I wasted money after finishing it.

 

[Muffdraul]

SH The Short Message is the only game on the list I played. And it's by far the worst game I played this year. Thankfully SH2r is probably the best.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Man, be less triggered, people

It’s a shame what Test Drive has become. Test Drive 4 was one of the best racing games of all time and they kind of fell off a cliff after that.

 

[LordCBH]

me it was Hellbade II, the gameplay and walking sim aspects really didn't do it for me. Turned it off after the first 30mins. Too slow for my tastes.

Same. Thought it was dogshit.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

• 7 of 10 worst games on PS5
• 3 of 10 worst games on PC

Here are the 10 worst-rated games on Metacritic with at least seven reviews, more details at the jump.

10. Sker Ritual | Score: 55 (PS5)
9. Die By The Blade | Score: 54 (PC)
8. Funko Fusion | Score: 54 (PS5)
7. Silent Hill: The Short Message | Score: 53 (PS5)
6. Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown | Score: 53 (PS5)
5.TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants | Score: 52 (PS5)
4. Pneumata | Score: 52 (PC)
3. Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator | Score: 51 (PC)
2. Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports | Score: 47 (PS5)
1. Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash | Score: 44 (PS5)

Source

What's the worst game release of 2024 you played?

Some if not all the games are also PC games including number 1.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Did they ever fix it in the end? It was sold as a Forza Horizon killer and it ended up worse than The Crew: Motorfest.

IMO my personal biggest disappointment was Alan Wake 2. What a drop from the first one in every aspect.

From what I've read the game is more stable now, but its core is still the same - the graphics are still bad (if you have a weaker PC or playing on a console), you're still supposed to play with other people like an MMO and the progression is still very slow.

The publisher wanted it to challenge Forza Horizon and wanted all the money from the online model they've picked, but you need a budget for that and you need to sell it well to the fans. They've failed in both categories and they refuse to admit their mistakes.

 

[Humdinger]

Never heard of any of those. I guess that's a good thing.

 

[Doctor Hades]

Hellblade 2 was a pretty dreadful game, focusing solely on the story-telling and high-quality production values over having an immersive and compelling gameplay experience.

If it has been a £20 indie release then that I would have deemed that acceptable but this was sold as a full-price £59.99 game yet it only takes a few (dreary) hours to complete and there is zero replay value. Extremely disappointing considering the developer behind the game. Expected much better to be honest.

 

[RoboFu]

Does that mean concord is number 0? I mean how bad does a game need to be? lol

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Does that mean concord is number 0? I mean how bad does a game need to be? lol

I guess it did not get the minimum 7 sales reviews to be included in the worst list.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Hellblade 2 was a pretty dreadful game, focusing solely on the story-telling and high-quality production values over having an immersive and compelling gameplay experience.

If it has been a £20 indie release then that I would have deemed that acceptable but this was sold as a full-price £59.99 game yet it only takes a few (dreary) hours to complete and there is zero replay value. Extremely disappointing considering the developer behind the game. Expected much better to be honest.

Honestly it made me appreciate Ryse even more. It just needed more action to break up the walking and story. Ryse on higher difficulties was awesome fun and looked great. Pity Hellblade 2 just didn't have anyone keeping an eye on pacing, or if the audience was awake still.

 

[Dacvak]

8. Funko Fusion | Score: 54 (PS5)

Poor Jon Burton. Dude’s a genius programmer but still doesn’t know how to design a good game.

 

[CLW]