Resident Evil Requiem equals Clair Obscur Expedition 33 as highest user rated game on Metacritic

The latest instalment in Capcom’s long-running survival horror series has surged past titles including Metal Gear Solid, The Witcher 3 and Disney Cory in the House, which hold user scores of 9.3. Also on 9.3 are Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3.

While user review scores on aggregation websites can be subject to manipulation, Resident Evil Requiem has also secured an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ rating from players on Steam, alongside record-breaking concurrent player numbers that suggest strong sales performance.

The game’s overall Metascore stands at 88, which does not place it within Metacritic’s top 250 games of all time. The highest-rated title in the Resident Evil franchise remains Resident Evil 4, which holds a Metascore of 96.

Resident Evil Requiem is currently the second highest-rated video game release of 2026 based on critic scores, behind Pokemon Pokopia. Critical reception has been largely favourable.

IGN awarded the game 9 out of 10, stating: “Like the result of an experiment conducted in an underground Umbrella Corporation lab, Resident Evil Requiem successfully splices two separate strains of survival horror together into the one highly infectious new mutation.”

Players have also been discussing the game’s final puzzle, which has prompted debate online. One player now appears to have solved the challenge, although questions remain about how the solution was reached.

Set across locations including the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center and Raccoon City, Resident Evil Requiem continues the franchise’s focus on exploration, puzzle-solving and survival horror gameplay.