Three scores, read the same day
They do not agree, and the gap is not an error. Metacritic and OpenCritic score overlapping but different pools of outlets and weight them differently; the Steam figure is not critics at all. Reading all three is more informative than picking one.
| Source | Score | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic — PlayStation 5 | 73 | 60 critic reviews |
| Metacritic — PC | 72 | 30 critic reviews |
| Metacritic — Xbox Series X | tbd | 3 reviews, too few to score |
| OpenCritic | 76 (tier: Strong) | 64 reviews, 57% recommending |
| Steam user reviews | Mixed | 1,267 positive of 2,245 |
Metacritic — PlayStation 5
- Score
- 73
- Based on
- 60 critic reviews
Metacritic — PC
- Score
- 72
- Based on
- 30 critic reviews
Metacritic — Xbox Series X
- Score
- tbd
- Based on
- 3 reviews, too few to score
OpenCritic
- Score
- 76 (tier: Strong)
- Based on
- 64 reviews, 57% recommending
Steam user reviews
- Score
- Mixed
- Based on
- 1,267 positive of 2,245
The critic spread is narrow, and it has no bottom
This is the part a single number hides. Metacritic’s own breakdown records no negative reviews at all — on PlayStation 5, 31 positive and 26 mixed; on PC, 13 positive and 17 mixed. A 73 built that way is not a divisive game. It is a game almost nobody disliked and slightly under half of the press was enthusiastic about, which is a different thing from a 73 assembled out of nines and fours.
- PS5: 31 positive, 26 mixed, 0 negative.
- PC: 13 positive, 17 mixed, 0 negative.
- The high end is real — Vice scored it 95 and GamesRadar+ 90 — but the mass sits in the mid-80s and below.
Players are harder on it than critics
Steam’s own summary is "Mixed": 1,267 positive against 978 negative from 2,245 reviews as read on 5 August. That is a wider gap than any critic aggregate shows, and it is the one score here generated by people who paid for it. Two days of Steam reviews is also the least stable number on this page — the pool is small, launch-week technical complaints are over-represented in it, and it moves in both directions.
What the number is not telling you
An aggregate answers "did the press like it" and nothing else. It does not tell you whether the combat clicks for you, which is the thing this game actually stands or falls on, and it does not tell you whether it runs well on your hardware — a separate question with a separate answer on this site.
How to read these two aggregates against each other
A three-point gap between Metacritic and OpenCritic is normal and mostly mechanical. OpenCritic publishes how many critics recommend the game as a distinct figure — 57% here — which is often more useful than either average, because it converts a pile of decimals back into a decision. Metacritic splits by platform, which is what surfaces the PC build scoring a point lower on a pool half the size.