Over Two Dozen Games Achieve Metacritic Scores of 90 and Above in 2023

By October, 25 games had reached a Metacritic score of 90 or higher, a figure that has not been seen in 20 years, according to Axios data that considers titles achieving this threshold on at least one platform. This surpasses the typical count for most of the last decade, which was roughly half the number seen in 2023. However, amidst this success, the industry has been plagued by widespread layoffs throughout the year. A deeper dive into this paradox is provided in GamesIndustry.biz's latest analytical feature.