Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia have both been dethroned from Metacritic’s 2026 top spot by Xbox’s newest racing masterpiece.

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It’s always interesting to see which games can be stamped with the highest Metacritic scores each year, and there are often a lot of changes to the number one spot as a given gaming year goes on. Last year, Sandfall Interactive’s very first video game ever, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 held onto the top spot for most of the year up until the roguelike sequel Hades 2 toppled it several months later, scoring a whopping 95.

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2026 started off very strong as Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia claimed the top spot early on in the year, both turning in an impressive 89 on Metacritic.…