2026 OpenCritic League - Mina & 007 Have Dropped! [92OC/88OC]

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dane007 on 16 April 2026

Pragmata 86

Tomodachi 84

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IMPORTANT UPDATE! Tagging all league members: @Shtinamin_ @haxxiy @Zippy6 @dane007 . ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE VOTING CLOSES!

Pragmata and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream have both been added to the prediction league. Please cast your votes soon! These games are coming out quick. (Darwin’s Paradox will be cut since it’s too short of notice, unfortunately.)

My votes: Pragmata (87) & TL:LtD (78).

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SanAndreasX on 16 April 2026

I'm gonna jump in here.

Saros - 88
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BonfiresDown on 21 April 2026

I'll bump Saros a point to 86. I hear it's been getting good previews but I don't read those so please tell me what to predict 😓

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firebush03 on 21 April 2026

I’ll be adding Splatoon Raiders to the league soon, all. Honestly I thought it was already here, but then I remembered that technically Nintendo had never confirmed a 2026 release until this morning.

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firebush03 on 21 April 2026

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I'll bump Saros a point to 86. I hear it's been getting good previews but I don't read those so please tell me what to predict 😓

I too have heard positive things but haven’t read for myself. Anybody want to inform us? Lol. ResetEra is great for thread which compile all these things… maybe I should start posting them here.

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firebush03 on 23 April 2026

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (78 OpenCritic) (78 MetaCritic)

Closest Predictor (±0): @haxxiy, @Wman1996, @Darwinianevolution, and @firebush03.

With a development cycle of approximately nine years [(Source)], Nintendo’s latest entry in the Tomodachi Life series is long anticipated. With 23 reviews and counting, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream debuts with a 78 aggregate score on OpenCritic—a noticeable improvement over the original game, which received a 71 back in 2013.

Congratulations to @haxxiy, @Wman1996, @Darwinianevolution, and @firebush03 (*pats self on back... again*) on having the closest prediction!

Oh! And I'll do another post on this sometime closer to release, but there are a few games I will not be doing these "Here is the score! And here are the closer predictors!" posts on. Specifically games that I won't to go into without the influence of a critics number slapped on it— Bubsy 4D, Splatoon Raiders, and Rhythm Heaven Groove are the big three sticking out at the moment.

If anybody is interested in subbing for me on these game releases, please PM me. That would certainly help me rest easier at night knowing that I haven't totally neglected the league lol.

Saros is tomorrow, don't forget! Could be big!! It's a Sony home-grown title, from the same team responsible for Returnal.

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VersusEvil on 24 April 2026

SAROS at 91 on OC with 42 reviews. I never doubted for a second.

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firebush03 on 24 April 2026

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SAROS at 91 on OC with 42 reviews. I never doubted for a second.

Wow. That’s incredible. Returnal team really stepped up and delivered this time. Could be a GotY front-runner. About as high as DKBananza, just a bit under Claire Obscur.

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IcaroRibeiro on 24 April 2026

Returnal is one of the best games released this generation, so not surprised with Saros scoring so high

Getting it as soon as I have time to play it

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firebush03 on 24 April 2026

Saros (89 OpenCritic) (88 MetaCritic)

Closest Predictor (±1): @Shtinamin_, @haxxiy, @Kyuu, and @SanAndreasX.

Following up on one of the most acclaimed console exclusives of the generation is no easy task. Yet Housemarque—an up-and-coming studio recently acquired by SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment)—has proven it is far more than a one-hit wonder. With 65 reviews and counting, Saros debuts to an impressive 89 aggregate score on OpenCritic. This places it as the third-highest-rated game released this year so far, behind Omega Force/Game Freak's Pokopia (90) and Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem (89), and marks the highest-rated first-party Sony release since Astro Bot (94) in September 2024.

Congratulations to @Shtinamin_, @haxxiy, @Kyuu, and @SanAndreasX on having the closest prediction!

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