The Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Is the Best-Reviewed Game of the Year by Far

Nintendo has been deluged with rave reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time , its Switch 2 remake of the classic 1998 adventure. Defined by reverence for the original and admiration for Nintendo's careful redrafting of it, Ocarina of Time 's reviews are the strongest any game has received so far in 2026 — and by some distance, too. It currently has a rating of 96 on the review aggregation site Metacritic , and 95 on OpenCritic .