The 10 Worst Video Games of 2017

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 17, 2017

Above are the lowest-scoring games released for any platform between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Games are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding, and any titles with fewer than 7 reviews from professional critics are excluded. If a single title would have landed on the list multiple times due to low scores on more than one platform, we only included the lowest-scoring version.

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40 Inner Chains (PC)

(#7) Critics agree that Inner Chains features terrific art design. But that's about all this indie horror FPS has to offer, with reviewers finding gameplay to be simplistic and boring.

“Inner Chains looks good, but beneath the veneer is a mess of bad mechanics and disappointing design.” —PC PowerPlay

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