Baldur’s Gate 3 beats Zelda to the top of Metacritic’s rankings
By ForGeeks According to Metacritic, Baldur’s Gate 3’s first reviews have allowed the game to surpass The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to become the highest-rated game of 2023. At the time the news was published, it had a score of 97 out of 100. However, that score is based on 14 reviews from critics, so it could go down.
The game’s score is based on 14 reviews from critics, so it could go down.
The number of critic scores is low when compared to regular AAA releases. Zelda, for example, has a 96 score with 145 reviews. This is largely due to the late availability of the review code and the game’s length. It’s likely that this number will decrease as new scores are published.
Accordingly, this number is likely to decrease.
But as of this writing, Baldur’s Gate 3 ranks among the highest-rated games in Metacritic history. Baldur’s Gate 3 is among the 25 highest-rated games in Metacritic history, sharing 97 points with 18 other games. Only Grand Theft Auto IV (98), SoulCalibur (98), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (98) and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (99) are higher than it.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is among the 25 highest-scoring games in Metacritic history.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has had a successful launch on Steam, becoming the second biggest launch of 2023. The game, which has been in Early Access for several years, was officially released on Steam last Thursday, where it peaked at 427,000 concurrent players. The game then broke that record for concurrent players, with more than 800,000 simultaneous players over the weekend.
The game’s launch was also the first time the game had been played on Steam.
Despite the impressive results, the figure is still not as high as the biggest Steam release of 2023 — Hogwarts Legacy, which had a peak of 879,308 players during the launch period. The game will be released on PS5 next month, but Larian has suggested that an Xbox version may not arrive until 2024.
The game will be released on PS5 next month, but Larian has suggested that an Xbox version may not arrive until 2024.
