What is the most overrated video game of all time?

Each of these sold by the millions or swept awards season, and each has a loud camp convinced the praise ran too far. Pick the hype you never bought into.

1. 1
   Grand Theft Auto V

   Rockstar's 2013 crime game, re-released across three console generations, has sold more than 200 million copies.
2. 2
   Red Dead Redemption 2

   Rockstar's 2018 western, praised for its detailed world and often criticised for slow pacing and weighty controls.
3. 3
   The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

   Bethesda's 2011 open-world RPG, re-released on many platforms, has sold more than 60 million copies.
4. 4
   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

   Nintendo's 2017 open-world Zelda won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2017; criticism often targets its breakable weapons and repetitive shrines.
5. 5
   The Last of Us

   Naughty Dog's 2013 survival action game about Joel and Ellie crossing a post-pandemic United States, winner of the BAFTA for Best Game.
6. 6
   The Last of Us Part II

   Naughty Dog's 2020 sequel won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2020 while splitting players over its story.
7. 7
   Fortnite

   Epic Games' free-to-play game whose Battle Royale mode, launched in 2017, drops 100 players onto a shrinking island.
8. 8
   Super Mario 64

   Nintendo's 1996 Nintendo 64 launch title that took Mario into 3D, exploring Princess Peach's castle and its painting worlds.
9. 9
   BioShock Infinite

   Irrational Games' 2013 first-person shooter set in Columbia, a floating city, in 1912.
10. 10
    God of War

    Santa Monica Studio's 2018 Norse reboot with Kratos and his son Atreus, winner of Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2018.
11. 11
    Final Fantasy VII

    Square's 1997 PlayStation RPG in which Cloud Strife and the group AVALANCHE fight the Shinra corporation.
12. 12
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    Nintendo's 1998 Nintendo 64 Zelda holds a Metacritic score of 99, the highest on the site.
13. 13
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    CD Projekt Red's 2015 RPG starring Geralt of Rivia, winner of Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2015; its combat draws frequent criticism.
14. 14
    Death Stranding

    Kojima Productions' 2019 game built around carrying cargo across a fractured United States, often described by critics as a walking simulator.
15. 15
    Undertale

    Toby Fox's 2015 indie RPG in which every enemy can be spared instead of fought.
16. 16
    Elden Ring

    FromSoftware's 2022 open-world action RPG, winner of Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022.
17. 17
    Grand Theft Auto IV

    Rockstar's 2008 Liberty City game holds a Metacritic score of 98, though many players prefer the series' earlier San Andreas.

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