The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 Reaches 9.6 Metacritic User Score
The Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, released on November 5, 2026, holds a 9.6 user score on Metacritic from 7,584 ratings, according to Game Spark.
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Why it matters
A full remake of a 1998 Nintendo 64 game sitting on top of Metacritic's all-time user ranking, ahead of recent titles, shows how far the nostalgia vote can carry a release when the visual overhaul lands.
That places it above Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at 9.4 and the PS2 version of SILENT HILL 2 at 9.3 on Metacritic's all-time user score ranking. The game's Metascore is 96.
The score comes with a split in the reviews. Players praise the rebuilt graphics and controls, and some write about childhood memories of the original. Others hand out 0s and 1s over the thin set of new features for a remake and the difficulty tuning. The total lands at 9.6 out of 10 anyway.
Critics agree with the users at the top line. The Metascore is 96, so the game draws high marks from both sides on Metacritic. The remake retells the 1998 Nintendo 64 story, with Link moving between his child and adult eras alongside Navi against Ganondorf.
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