The worst video games of 2024, according to Metacritic

There are countless critics out there in the video game industry with a broad spectrum of perspectives and opinions on games. While that creates plenty of titles that receive wildly mixed reviews that cause people online to angrily shout about, occasionally, the stars align, and all the critics come out in unison to declare that a game unequivocally sucks. We’ve delved into the very bottom of the barrel as the year comes to a close and have picked out the games that have the lowest Metacritic scores. This zombie survival first-person shooter is one where the fan opinion is noticeably different from that of the critics. Despite averaging 55 from the critics, this game has a “Very Positive” rating on Steam and a 7.1 in user score. Critics mostly panned it for being a worse version of Call of Duty Zombies, using the same gameplay formula but suffering from technical issues and a lackluster story. It clearly found a fanbase though. Die by the Blade is a case of wasted potential. Even the harshest of critics who