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Issy van der Velde

The battle to be the highest-rated game of the year continues as Astro Bot finally claims the top spot from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Astro Bot.

Astro Bot has overtaken both Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and Metaphor: ReFantazio to become the highest rated game on Metacritic this year.

It's been a competitive year for great games, and Astro Bot seems to have just edged in front of the competition on Metacritic. All three games actually tie in terms of their overall score of 94, but Astro Bot has 139 reviews compared to Shadow of the Erdtree's 70 and Metaphor: ReFantazio's 53.

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