2026 has been a strong year for critically-acclaimed new game releases, but there has been some confusion as to what actually qualifies as a 2026 game. I have seen multiple TikTok videos of people challenging their friends to guess the top 10 highest-rated games of 2026, only for the participants to be confused by some of the selections.
Oftentimes, the individuals in these videos don't seem to understand what Metacritic is, thinking the site itself assigns the scores to the games as opposed to the scores being aggregated from various outlets. In their defense, Metacritic doesn't exactly make things easy because it includes 2026 ports of older games and DLC releases in the top 10. Games that have also received hardly any reviews compared to others are scored higher than they likely would be otherwise, which helps more obscure titles get noticed, but also may leave some gamers scratching their heads.
From JRPGs to platform, racing, and open-world titles, here are all the big new PS5 games releasing in 2026 and later.
To help alleviate some of the confusion, I have collected the real list of the top 10 highest-rated games of 2026 (so far) according to Metacritic . I have removed 2026 ports of older games, so titles like Sektori and Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition 's Switch 2 port are not included. Remasters like The Witcher 3 Remastered have also been removed, but remakes, like Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter , are fair game. I have also removed games that did not meet the 15 review threshold that a title needs to earn Metacritic's Must-Play badge, which is awarded to games with a 90+ rating.
Source link
