Keepers Updated September 16, 2026

Is it worth it?

Pokémon Pokopia

The Pokémon Company · Game · Switch 2 · ESRB E · Mar 5, 2026

77Worth it

Worth your time, but not a Keeper. It scores 77 and a Keeper needs 85. It's good, and the critic score is what holds it back. We score it again October 1.

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We score it again October 1.

Where the 77 comes from

Critics27/40

Critic score 89. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience14/20

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

Track record12/15

A cozy life sim, a new kind of game for the series, so the track record counts for less.

Staying power24/25

Sold 2.2 million in four days and passed 5 million in just over four months, per Nintendo.

Scores used: Metacritic 89 (116 critics), user 8.6 (1,788 ratings). Numbers checked September 16, 2026. See the main source.

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  • Critics, 40. The published aggregate from Metacritic, OpenCritic, Album of the Year or Rotten Tomatoes. Almost everything reviewed lands between 70 and 98, so a 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40.
  • Audience, 20. What people who paid for it say, from user scores and Steam reviews. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20.
  • Track record, 15. Whether the people who made it have made things that lasted before. Debuts start lower on purpose.
  • Staying power, 25. What happens after launch week: chart runs, players who stick around, renewals, sales that keep going.

A Keeper is our bet on what lasts. Some releases show it right away: the reviews, the players and the people behind them all point the same way, the way they did for Elden Ring. For albums, games, films and shows, 85 or above is a Keeper and 75 to 84 is worth your time. Things need 80. We score everything again as time goes by, and a Keeper that fades loses the label. Nobody pays to be here or pays for a score. Every score links to where its numbers came from. Each one has a link to find it on Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate, Keepers earns from qualifying purchases.