Big Walk has taken the top spot as the highest rated game of 2026 on Metacritic, with an average score of 94 out of 100 for its PC version. This indie co-op game launched on August 4 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, and immediately surpassed previous leaders Forza Horizon 6 and Mina The Hollower, which had settled for joint first place.
Score breakdown and review count
The PC version's score is based on 19 reviews, while the PlayStation 5 version has a score of 88, and the Switch 2 version, which has some technical issues, has a score of 77. In comparison, Forza Horizon 6 has 78 reviews and Mina The Hollower has 69 reviews, which may have given Big Walk an advantage since a wider range of reviews with some lower scores could have lowered its ranking.
Competition and context
Big Walk technically shares the top spot with twin stick shooter Sektori, but Sektori is a Switch 2 port of a 2025 release, so it is not counted in the main ranking. The fight for the top spot has been intense, with Resident Evil Requiem, Pokémon Pokopia, Forza Horizon 6, and Mina The Hollower all holding the position at different points.
Big Walk's position may drop if more reviews are published, but if they are as positive as the existing ones, it could cement its place further. Metacritic's current highest rated games of 2026 (excluding ports, re-releases, and DLC) are: Big Walk, Forza Horizon 6, Mina The Hollower, Schrodinger's Call, Pokémon Pokopia, Resident Evil Requiem, Denshattack!, Mewgenics, 007 First Light, and Saros.
Lowest rated games
On the opposite end, the lowest rated game of 2026 so far is Code Violet, a PlayStation 5 exclusive Dino Crisis clone from January, with a Metacritic score of 29. Second to last is Tokyo Scramble, a Switch 2 exclusive dinosaur horror game from February, with a score of 41.
