The best-selling game of 2026 so far has a 3.2 user score on Metacritic
NBA 2K27 has become the best-selling game of 2026 in the US despite a dismal user score of 3.2 on Metacritic, indicating player dissatisfaction with microtransactions and developer practices. In contrast, Insomniac's Wolverine achieved a strong launch for Sony, outperforming recent titles.
- Entities
- Game: Helldivers 2
- Company: Activision
- Game: Wolverine
- Company: 2K
- Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Game: Resident Evil Requiem
- Company: Insomniac
- Topic: Microtransactions
- Game: NBA 2K26
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Sports Simulation
- Topic: Sales Data
- Topic: User Scores
- Company: Capcom
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