Capcom Tops Metacritic's 2023 Game Publisher Rankings

For 2023, Capcom secured the top position in Metacritic's publisher rankings, achieving an average Metascore of 84.5. The company's highest-rated title was the Resident Evil 4 Remake for PlayStation 5, which garnered a critic score of 93. According to Metacritic, Capcom's success can be attributed to the widespread critical acclaim for its latest Resident Evil remake, as well as the release of other highly-rated games such as Street Fighter 6 and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. The only disappointment for the publisher was Exoprimal, which failed to impress despite being a new IP. Raw Fury and Chorus Worldwide trailed behind, ranking second and third with average Metascores of 79.1 and 77.6, respectively. The top ten publishers for 2023 include Capcom, Raw Fury, Chorus Worldwide, Dangen Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive, Nintendo, Aksys Games, Bethesda Softworks, Sega, and Thunderful. The rankings were determined by four key factors, including the number of titles with critic scores of 90 or higher and the percentage of titles with scores below 49.