These are the worst video games of 2022

Metacritic has released a list of the worst-reviewed games of 2022

Kirk McKeand | Dec 14, 2022

These are the worst video games of 2022 /

As you'd probably expect from a list like this, the worst games of 2022 are mostly titles you haven't heard of.

Metacritic has put out a blog for the worst-reviewed games of 2022, and there are a couple of games with big publishers behind them at the top.

The Square Enix-backed Babylon's Fall comes in at third, while the Microsoft-backed CrossfireX comes in at second. Unsurprisingly, Postal 4: No Regerts (that isn't a typo) is the worst video game of 2022. As funny as stubbing your toe on a rusty nail.

Here's the full list, via Metacritic:

Game	Metascore
Postal 4: No Regerts	30
CrossfireX	38
Babylon's Fall	41
Xel	43
Lego Brawls	46
Zorro: The Chronicles	49
The Last Oricru	50
The Waylanders	51
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief	52
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition	52

Metacritic is a review aggregator that takes all major critic reviews from across the web and turns them into an average score. It's generally a good indicator of quality, so the above games must be stinkers.

Babylon's Fall was famously pulled offline less than a year after it launched, which gives you an idea of the kinds of disasters we're looking at here.

Play anything from our lists of the best FPS games, best sandbox games, best PC games, and best horror games instead.

Published Dec 14, 2022

KIRK MCKEAND

Kirk McKeand is the Content Director for GLHF. A games media writer and editor from Lincoln, UK, he won a Games Media Award in 2014 in the Rising Star category. He has also been nominated for two Features Writer awards. He was also recognized in MCV's 30 Under 30 list in 2014. His favorite games are The Witcher 3, The Last of Us Part 2, Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Bloodborne, Suikoden 2, and Final Fantasy 7. You can buy Kirk McKeand's book, The History of the Stealth Game, in most bookstores in the US and UK. With a foreword written by Arkane's Harvey Smith, The History of the Stealth Game dives deep into the shadows of game development, uncovering the surprising stories behind some of the industry's most formative video games. He has written for IGN, Playboy, Vice, Eurogamer, Edge, Official PlayStation Magazine, Games Master, Official Xbox Magazine, USA Today's ForTheWin, Digital Spy, The Telegraph, International Business Times, and more. Kirk was previously the Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer and Deputy Editor at VG247. These days he works as the Content Director for GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage, serving media partners across the globe. You can check out Kirk McKeand's MuckRack profile for more. Email: kirk.mckeand@glhf.gg