Best PC games of 2026 by Metascore

The top 50 games on Steam by this measure, with the cheapest price we track for each. Ranked by Metacritic critic score as published on the game’s Steam page; ties broken by Steam review count. Only games whose Steam release date falls in 2026. Refreshed several times a day.

1. 1
   Resident Evil Requiem Metascore 92
   from$32.18
2. 2
   Big Walk Metascore 91
   from$18.18
3. 3
   IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator Metascore 90
   from$14.36
4. 4
   Mina the Hollower Metascore 90
   from$16.21
5. 5
   Lost and Found Co. Metascore 90
   from$17.99
6. 6
   Well Dweller Metascore 89
   from$15.99
7. 7
   Desktop Explorer Metascore 89
   from$17.99
8. 8
   Schrödinger's Call Metascore 89
   from$17.99
9. 9
   Mewgenics Metascore 88
   from$27.05
10. 10
    Denshattack! Metascore 88
    from$10.48
11. 11
    Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times Metascore 88
    from$3.83
12. 12
    Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Metascore 87
    from$35.72
13. 13
    Mixtape Metascore 87
    from$7.07
14. 14
    Tukoni: Forest Keepers Metascore 87
    from$6.99
15. 15
    Tombwater Metascore 87
    from$14.99
16. 16
    OPUS: Prism Peak Metascore 86
    from$21.31
17. 17
    Timberborn Metascore 85
    from$18.27
18. 18
    Nioh 3 Metascore 85
    from$32.39
19. 19
    Space Haven Metascore 85
    from$0.78
20. 20
    Sovereign Tower Metascore 85
    from$10.79
21. 21
    Silver Pines Metascore 85
    from$19.99
22. 22
    Titanium Court Metascore 85
    from$7.68
23. 23
    Wax Heads Metascore 85
    from$7.19
24. 24
    Pieced Together Metascore 85
    from$4.99
25. 25
    007 First Light Metascore 84
    from$35.09
26. 26
    LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight Metascore 84
    from$40.49
27. 27
    Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Metascore 84
    from$26.45
28. 28
    The Incident at Galley House Metascore 84
    from$19.99
29. 29
    Phonopolis Metascore 84
    from$18.74
30. 30
    Demon Tides Metascore 84
    from$22.49
31. 31
    Schrodinger's Cat Burglar Metascore 84
    from$15.99
32. 32
    Dead in Antares Metascore 84
    from$7.79
33. 33
    MONOWAVE Metascore 84
    from$9.99
34. 34
    Onimusha: Way of the Sword Metascore 83
    from$37.77
35. 35
    Lost Castle 2 Metascore 83
    from$7.55
36. 36
    Terra Invicta Metascore 83
    from$14.21
37. 37
    MIO: Memories in Orbit Metascore 83
    from$11.46
38. 38
    Feed the Scorchpot Metascore 83
    from$11.99
39. 39
    ShantyTown Metascore 83
    from$14.99
40. 40
    Xenonauts 2 Metascore 82
    from$5.40
41. 41
    Escape from Ever After Metascore 82
    from$6.38
42. 42
    TR-49 Metascore 82
    from$4.44
43. 43
    Ascend to ZERO Metascore 82
    from$10.32
44. 44
    Aether & Iron Metascore 82
    from$17.49
45. 45
    Demon Lord: Just a Block Metascore 81
    from$10.39
46. 46
    TOEM 2 Metascore 81
    from$10.13
47. 47
    Lunarium Metascore 81
    from$14.39
48. 48
    Coffee Talk Tokyo Metascore 81
    from$6.42
49. 49
    HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon Metascore 81
    from$7.74
50. 50
    Dodo Duckie Metascore 81
    from$5.71