Ocarina of Time Remake Tops 2026 Metacritic Rankings With a 96
The remake's 96/100 average comes from 80 Switch 2 reviews, while the 1998 original's 99/100 is based on 22 critic reviews.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake has a 96/100 Metascore from 80 Nintendo Switch 2 reviews, putting it at the top of Metacritic’s 2026 game rankings. It sits ahead of Sektori, which has a 93 from 10 reviews, and Ocarina of Time 3D, which has a 94. See the remake’s Metacritic page.
The 1998 Nintendo 64 original remains ahead at 99. Its score is based on 22 critic reviews, compared with 80 reviews for the remake, so the two averages draw on differently sized pools.
In an earlier 42-review snapshot, Metacritic classified all 42 remake reviews as positive, and 25 outlets gave it full marks on their respective scales.
The remake is scheduled to launch exclusively on Switch 2 on Nov. 5.
Does a 96 put the remake close enough to the N64 original’s 99, especially with the review counts so far apart? Follow the conversation around the remake’s launch on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
