With Two Months To Go, These Are Metacritic’s 10 Best Xbox Games Of 2026
By Just prior to GTA 6 taking center stage
- by Fraser Gilbert
- Yesterday, 5pm
We’re drawing nearer to compiling our Pure Xbox Game of the Year summary for 2026, and with that thought in mind, we recently inquired from you which titles you regarded as your favorite GOTY selections before December arrives.
However, what about Metacritic? As you might be aware, Metacritic calculates an average score based on the professional critiques submitted for a game. Provided that the title has seven or more critic reviews, it is included in a list of the “Top Games” for that platform.
Multi-platform titles often receive significantly more reviews on PS5 and Switch compared to Xbox, which can occasionally distort the top 10 rankings a little, but nonetheless, we have an impressive collection of the 10 finest Xbox games of 2026:
- Hades 2 (95)
- Resident Evil Requiem (93)
- Mixtape (92)
- Forza Horizon 6 (90)
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (88)
- 007 First Light (88)
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade (88)
- Gears of War: E-Day (87)
- Pragmata (86)
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer (86)
Apart from these 10, there are three additional titles that could have entered the list with an overall average of 86, yet Metacritic ranks them in the #11-13 positions. These include Vampire Crawlers, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.
As previously stated, multi-platform titles are often evaluated more on PS5 and Switch (as well as PC) in comparison to Xbox, and if we examine the overall list across all platforms, the scenario substantially shifts.
Therefore, if we incorporate the Xbox launches from the all-platform list as well,
