Yesterday, we posted the list of Top 10 Stadia games by (cross-platform) Metascore. There were quite a few surprises in this list. Let’s keep to this theme of Stadia Game Metascores and see what other insights we can gain from the data.
Firstly, let’s rank the Stadia games by their cross-platform Metascore and then plot the scores in order:
Here are some facts about this distribution:
- 238 games have an official critic-based Metascore
- 232 have a Metascore above 50
- The Median Metascore is 76. There are 10 games with this rating:
- The Mean Metascore is 75. There are 7 games with this rating:
To put this in perspective, here is how Metacritic defines it’s ratings for videogames:
| Universal acclaim | 90–100 |
| Generally favorable reviews | 75–89 |
| Mixed or average reviews | 50–74 |
| Generally unfavorable reviews | 20–49 |
We are impressed by those games that are sitting at the mean and median levels – there are some fantastic games in that list. Now, think about the fact that half of Stadia of the viewed games have a Metascore higher than these! The Stadia library has a lot of gems!
There are a few other surprises from the data as well!
- ~90 Stadia games have a rating of 80 of better.
- The very lowest reviewed game on Stadia is Hello Neighbor, with a 38! The game has turned out to be a cult classic. So, take critic reviews with a big grain of salt…
- The top rated “Stadia-First” game is Get Packed with a score of 81.
Let us know what you think about these additional Stadia Game Metascore insights in the comments!
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