From the moment it premiered on Prime Video in 2019, The Boys has built its reputation on pushing the boundaries of what a superhero series can get away with. It incorporates gratuitous graphic violence, a unique and dark style of comedy, and social satire that hasn’t always rubbed viewers the right way.
The adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comics has repeatedly sparked debate over its shocking set pieces, political commentary, and willingness to parody real-world figures, such as Homelander’s increasingly Trumpian political movement throughout the series. Nearly every season has generated headlines, whether for its outrageous gore or controversial storylines, with episodes that left audiences split over just how far the series should push the boundaries.
Despite, or perhaps because of, those controversies, The Boys has remained one of Prime Video’s biggest success stories, earning strong viewership and critical acclaim while expanding into a growing shared universe that includes Gen V and The Boys: Mexico. And now, The Boys has stepped in it again with the franchise’s official return, which is being heavily review bombed on Metacritic for supposedly “mocking” religion.
The newly released Meta Quest 3 VR game The Boys: Trigger Warning has officially lived up to its name, effectively triggering players to leave dozens of negative reviews on Metacritic for being “disrespectful to the Prophet Muhammad and offensive to millions of Muslim viewers.” The same exact review reiterating that point was left multiple times, clearly from either the same player using different accounts and languages or from multiple users in a coordinated effort to post 0-rating reviews with the same verbatim message.
In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a non-religion-focused review on Metacritic for The Boys: Trigger Warning that gives you an actual opinion or analysis based on the gameplay itself. The “controversy” comes from an apparent reference that “insults” Muslim players, which is shown with more detail here on Reddit.
Notably, there’s no specific imagery or depiction of any religious prophets or figures, and the negative reviews are largely being called for by somewhat extreme religious advocacy groups. In reality, The Boys has always included intentionally offensive language, and the game is literally called Trigger Warning, so fans of the franchise likely won’t be all that fazed by the calls to “ban” or boycott the game.
If you’re unaware, The Boys: Trigger Warning is the official VR game based on Amazon’s The Boys TV series developed by ARVORE and published by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. It launched for Meta Quest 3 in March 2026, followed by a PlayStation VR2 release in June. The game features an original protagonist, Lucas Costa, whose family is massacred by a disgraced superhero family known as the Armstrongs.
After surviving the attack, Lucas is recruited by Billy Butcher and Mother’s Milk, who inject him with Compound V and enlist him in their ongoing war against Vought and its Supes. If you want to see what the controversy is all about, you can check it out now on either platform for roughly $30 USD.