According To Metacritic, These Are The 10 Best Xbox Games Of 2026 So Far

Now that we’re virtually three months into the yr, we’re getting our first likelihood to take a look at the ten greatest Xbox video games of 2026 to this point based on Metacritic — and that is as a result of there are solely 10 video games that match the mould as issues stand.

As you might remember, Metacritic does not rank something in its “Best Games” lists which have lower than seven skilled critiques, and contemplating how most critics are likely to assessment the PS5, Switch or PC variations of multiplatform video games, a whole lot of stuff finally ends up getting missed out on the Xbox aspect.

Nevertheless, that is nonetheless record – the excellent Resident Evil Requiem sits atop the pile with an impressive common rating of 93 for Xbox proper now, whereas Final Fantasy VII Remake and Monster Hunter Stories 3 aren’t far behind on 88 and 86 respectively. Here’s a have a look at the complete prime ten:

1. Resident Evil Requiem (93)
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake (88)
3. Monster Hunter Stories 3 (86)
4. Reanimal (83)
5. Planet of Lana 2 (81)
6. MIO: Memories in Orbit (81)
7. WWE 2K26 (79)
8. Romeo Is A Dead Man (78)
9. High on Life 2 (75)
10. Code Vein 2 (74)

However, there are different video games that might match into this prime ten record, however they’ve extra critiques for different techniques and due to this fact do not meet the “Xbox” standards. BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, for instance, has a mean rating of 84 for PS5, however it does not have sufficient Xbox critiques to rank within the “Best Games” record for Series X and S.

Other notable absentees that do not have sufficient Xbox critiques however in any other case would have ranked extremely embrace Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (83 on PS5), Escape from Ever After (82 on PC), Ride 6 (79 on PS5), Pathologic 3 (79 on PC), Tales of Berseria Remastered (78 on PS5) and Scott Pilgrim EX (78 on PC).

In different phrases, the record for Xbox alone does not inform the complete story, and we actually want to take a look at all platforms to get a real thought of the very best video games on the platform in 2026 to this point. If we included simply the video games (and which means full video games, not DLC) which have launched on Xbox this yr up to now, no matter which platform they have been reviewed for, the record would look as follows:

1. Resident Evil Requiem (93)
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake (88)
3. Monster Hunter Stories 3 (86)
4. BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (84)
5. Reanimal (83)
6. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (83)
7. Escape from Ever After (82)
8. Planet of Lana 2 (81)
9. MIO: Memories In Orbit (81)
10. WWE 2K26 (79)

Of course, it is nonetheless early days and we have got many nice titles to return over the subsequent 9 months, so we’re anticipating this record to look extraordinarily completely different on the finish of the yr. Resident Evil Requiem has some robust competitors forward!