Our Sea of Stars review gives the long-awaited JRPG 4.5/5 stars, and its broader critical reception has been equally glowing, to the point that it's quickly become a Game of the Year contender alongside giants like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3.
Sea of Stars is currently sitting at a score of 95 on OpenCritic's top games of 2023, putting it in third place – again, only behind Baldur's Gate 3 and Tears of the Kingdom. MetaCritic, meanwhile, has it at a score of 91 on Switch in 11th place for the year, and again at 21st on PS5 with a score of 90. For comparison, the previous game from Sea of Stars developer Sabotage, a delightful Metroidvania called The Messenger, is sitting at an 86 on both aggregates.
