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March 2, 2026

Resident Evil Requiem is currently Metacritic users’ top-rated game of all time

Resident Evil Requiem has achieved a 9.5 average user score on Metacritic, matching Clair Obscur Expedition 33, and has an average critic score of 88, positioning it as a top contender for Game of the Year. It shares the top spot on the 2026 charts with Mewgenics, both holding an average score of 89 on Opencritic. Requiem is currently ranked number one on Metacritic's 'Best Games by User Score' page, indicating strong public sentiment. The game has received close to 2,500 user reviews, while Expedition 33 has over 24,000. On Steam, it has an 'overwhelmingly positive' user score of 96%, based on 18,000 English-language reviews.

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February 19, 2026

Mewgenics co-creator Tyler Glaiel was “blindsided” by sales far greater than its Steam wishlist tally

Mewgenics has sold over one million units just seven weeks into 2026, surpassing Hades 2 in peak player count on Steam. Co-creator Tyler Glaiel expressed surprise at the game's success, noting it exceeded pre-launch wishlist numbers, which rose from approximately 400,000 to around 600,000 before launch. The game's player demographics include the USA, China, Germany, the UK, Canada, France, Russia, Australia, Spain, and Poland, prompting considerations for adding translations in Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian.

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February 10, 2026

Newly Released Tactical RPG Is an Instant Hit on PC (And It Could Be a Game of the Year Contender)

Mewgenics, a tactical cat RPG created by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, launched on Steam on February 12th and quickly attracted over 58,900 concurrent players. The game has received overwhelmingly positive initial reviews, achieving a Metacritic score of 89, making it the highest-rated game of the year so far. Players engage in building a cat army and face strategic decisions through a tactical breeding system. The main campaign offers over 200 hours of gameplay with a roguelite progression system. Mewgenics is currently available exclusively on Steam for PC and Steam Deck, priced at .99 with a 10% introductory discount until February 24th.