10 Worst Video Games Of All Time (According To Metacritic)

2: Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade - 11%

Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade
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This game may not have taken our top spot but I think we can agree it wins the award for clunkiest title on this list. Seriously, how did a whole room of people decide to go with this 7 word abomination?

Family Party arrived on the Wii U in 2012 to absolutely no acclaim for very good reason. First up you needed to have two Wiimotes and two nunchucks to play it and then good luck playing it because it’s almost entirely broken and impossible to control even if you do have the hardware requirements. This whole game is banking on you being into motion controls which there’s a great chance you aren’t, it’s borderline unplayable, extremely ugly, and its minigames are uninspired and uninteresting. In short, you’d be extremely disappointed if your parents brought this one home for Christmas instead of Mario Party.

Congrats, you made a party game that’s not fun. Leave this one in the bargain bin.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.