Only what
will last.

Critic score 90. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 94. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

A small studio's breakout. No track record yet, which the score accounts for.

Tied for the year's highest score in press roundups and called 2026's sleeper hit.

Critic score 87. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 83. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

From the studio behind the modern Hitman trilogy.

Passed 4 million copies, a record launch for the studio.

Critic score 98. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 69. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

A first feature, so there's no track record yet.

Called the best-reviewed film of 2026 at midyear. Audiences are more split.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 86. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Capcom's recent run (Resident Evil, Monster Hunter) revives a series dormant for 20 years.

Sold 1M copies in 24 hours, per Capcom.

Critic score 93. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 75. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Showrunner of Ozark.

Record HBO ratings for DC, but no confirmed Season 2 yet.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 87. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

A brand-new series, from the publisher on the best run in games right now.

Sold 1 million in two days and 2.5 million in about three months.

No durability warranty.

100% cotton, button fly, the original five-pocket pattern.

Making jeans since 1853.

Paid repairs and alterations at Levi's Tailor Shops.

Critic score 87. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

From the studio behind Returnal, and its highest-rated game so far.

No sales numbers announced yet, and players rate it lower than critics.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Third in a series that has only gotten better, from the studio behind Ninja Gaiden.

Passed 1 million copies, a sales record for the series. Players are cooler on it than critics.

Critic score 87. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Eighth album. Home and Renewal both won Grammys.

Too early and too few reviews to call. We'll check chart runs and year-end lists.

Critic score 83. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 76. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Previous seasons scored 84 to 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

HBO has already renewed it for Season 4.

Critic score 83. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 83. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Founded by core developers of The Witcher 3.

1M copies in about three days. Good reviews, but not great yet.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 79. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Made by veterans of the modern XCOM games.

Best-reviewed Star Wars game in 22 years, but reports of studio furloughs make the long run unclear.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 80. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Third album. Her debut, Take Me Apart, made Pitchfork's and The Guardian's best of 2017 lists.

A 27-date tour runs into November. No run on the main UK or US album charts that we could confirm.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 81. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Seventh album, from the artist behind Summertime '06 and Big Fish Theory.

Critics are calling it among his best, but we couldn't confirm a chart run yet.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 77. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

From the songwriter behind Be the Cowboy and The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

Among the best-reviewed albums of the year, but listeners rate it well below critics.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 76. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Seventeenth album, from the band behind Nixon, Uncut's album of the year in 2000.

Touring the US and Europe this fall, but no chart run we could confirm and a small audience so far.

Critic score 83. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Eighth album. Their debut, Turn On the Bright Lights, was Pitchfork's album of 2002 and went Gold in the US and UK.

Entered the UK Albums Chart at 33 and they're on tour through the end of the year. Too early to call.

Critic score 77. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 87. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

The studio's first single-player game, after the MMO Black Desert.

Players love it more than critics, and it passed 6 million copies with DLC on the way.

Critic score 61. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 86. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

From the creator of The Mandalorian series and the director of Iron Man.

About $346 million worldwide on a $165 million budget, soft for a Star Wars film. Fans liked it far more than critics.