Metacritic's highest rated games of the year so far has a very unsurprising title at the top

We're halfway through the year now, and to mark the occasion Metacritic has highlighted the highest-rated games of 2023 so far. As much as I don't want to think about it for the sake of my own sanity, it is now July, which means we've had six full months full of video games. Not all of them were amazing obviously, but there have been plenty of incredible ones - and Metacritic has kindly shown us the top 20 highest rated games that were released between January 1 and June 30. As noted by Metacritic, "titles are ranked by their Metascores (prior to rounding) as of June 28, 2023 and must have a minimum of 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion." Here's the full list, the number one spot belonging to a game that likely won't surprise anyone: Read more