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November2025Metacritic <70

Games with a Metacritic review aggregate lower than 70! Unfairly maligned cult hits, or perhaps just games ahead of their time?

Long 🏆 Chulip

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All Nominations

These games were nominated for this month's Game of the Month.

Long Games
28 nominations
Chulip
Winner

Chulip

2002

Two Worlds
Jury Selected

Two Worlds

2007

Alpha Protocol
Jury Selected

Alpha Protocol

2010

The Silver Case
Jury Selected

The Silver Case

2016

Deadly Premonition
Jury Selected

Deadly Premonition

2010

Miasma Chronicles

Miasma Chronicles

2023

Outward

Outward

2019

Knack II

Knack II

2017

Dokapon Kingdom: Connect

Dokapon Kingdom: Connect

2023

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

2015

Shadows of Doubt

Shadows of Doubt

2024

Mad Max

Mad Max

2015

The Dark Spire

The Dark Spire

2009

NieR

NieR

2010

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express

2023

King's Field: The Ancient City

King's Field: The Ancient City

2001

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

2023

DemiKids: Light Version

DemiKids: Light Version

2002

Sonic Unleashed

Sonic Unleashed

2008

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

2015

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

2019

Lichdom: Battlemage

Lichdom: Battlemage

2014

Crymachina

Crymachina

2023

Drakengard

Drakengard

2003

Metal Gear Survive

Metal Gear Survive

2018

Biomutant

Biomutant

2021

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

2014

Elex

Elex

2017

Short Games
28 nominations
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Winner

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

2011

Haunting Ground
Jury Selected

Haunting Ground

2005

Baroque
Jury Selected

Baroque

1998

Sonic Forces
Jury Selected

Sonic Forces

2017

The Sims 2
Jury Selected

The Sims 2

2005

ObsCure

ObsCure

2004

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Murdered: Soul Suspect

2014

Hatoful Boyfriend

Hatoful Boyfriend

2011

Gungrave: Overdose

Gungrave: Overdose

2004

Gauntlet

Gauntlet

2014

Crash Twinsanity

Crash Twinsanity

2004

The Crow's Eye

The Crow's Eye

2017

Need for Speed: The Run

Need for Speed: The Run

2011

The Mystery of the Druids

The Mystery of the Druids

2001

James Bond 007: From Russia with Love

James Bond 007: From Russia with Love

2005

Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

2016

Ribbit King

Ribbit King

2003

Shrek SuperSlam

Shrek SuperSlam

2005

Rusty Lake Hotel

Rusty Lake Hotel

2015

Thymesia

Thymesia

2022

The Shrouded Isle

The Shrouded Isle

2017

Sea of Solitude

Sea of Solitude

2019

Death by Degrees

Death by Degrees

2005

The Cave

The Cave

2013

Gods Will Be Watching

Gods Will Be Watching

2013

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

2002

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

2014

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

2020