The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake moves to the top of Metacritic’s 2026 best-games and highest-reviewed lists, with a review aggregate of 96. Multiple outlets report that the score is based on 81 critic reviews and that the result reshuffles Metacritic’s year rankings, pushing other titles down.
Nintendo Life and GameSpot highlight how the remake stands above the current contenders on both the best-games list and all-time-style rankings, while GameSpot adds a forward-looking angle: it says GTA 6 could potentially challenge the number one position when its reviews are tallied. Pure Xbox, while also referencing the remake’s rise to first, emphasizes that Xbox still has two first-party releases positioned within the top 10 for 2026.
Across coverage, outlets agree on the central data points about the remake’s Metascore and its standing at the top. The main differences are the added framing—Xbox-focused rankings versus broader “can GTA 6 dethrone it?” speculation—and the presence of full top-list rollups in some reports.
