Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Released: 12/4/2025

The galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter Samus Aran will embark on a new mission in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025.

Critics

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

80.6

Critic Average

112 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

Metacritic User Score

2,261 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

N/A

Metacritic Disparity

+1.6

Combined Disparity

+1.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

51 early (46%)61 launch window (54%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Jan 31, 2026

Based on 112 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 80.6/100. Critics score this game 1.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 112)

GameMAG StaffviaGameMAG
Jan 31, 2026Launch window
60/100View review
Metacritic 79/100 · -19.0 pts
Roberto MoranviaNextPlay
Jan 26, 2026Launch window
65/100View review
Metacritic 79/100 · -14.0 pts
Jim SmaleviaGert Lush Gaming
Jan 19, 2026Launch window
86/100View review
Metacritic 79/100 · +7.0 pts
Dustin ChadwellviaGaming Age
Jan 6, 2026Launch window
70/100View review
Metacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
Evan NorrisviaVGChartz
Jan 2, 2026Launch window
75/100View review
Metacritic 79/100 · -4.0 pts