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The user score for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, released November 5, has passed the 9.4 held by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Hits a 9.6 User Score, Reportedly Metacritic’s Highest Ever
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has a user score of 9.6 on Metacritic, which Game*Spark reports is the highest ever recorded on the site. The previous top scores also included the 9.3 for the PlayStation 2 version of SILENT HILL 2. As of November 9, the game has 8,171 ratings and a Metascore of 96.
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Game*Spark (November 9, 2026) / Metacritic “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” (accessed November 9, 2026)
Quiet Express: Cabin 909, the Train That Repeats a Week, Gets a Publisher
In Quiet Express: Cabin 909, you spend seven days on a train crossing a continent, looking for Cabin 909, a room that isn’t supposed to exist. Each time you open a door, you’re offered three cars at random. You pick one from passenger cars, dining cars, freight cars and more, move on, and help passengers with their troubles. On day 7 an accident happens and the story rewinds. Drecom Co., Ltd.’s indie-focused studio DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO will publish the game, developed by Kazuhide Oka. It is due in 2027, supports English, and has a demo on Steam now.
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Famitsu (November 9, 2026) / Game*Spark (November 9, 2026) / Drecom “To Publish Quiet Express: Cabin 909” (November 9, 2026) / Steam “Quiet Express: Cabin 909” (accessed November 9, 2026)
DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS Anime Gets a Teaser Trailer
On October 30, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS released a teaser trailer and new key art for the new anime DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS. It tells another story set in the same world and era as DEATH STRANDING. The key art shows a girl standing in front of a huge crater, with the line “My mom became a crater.” Takayuki Sano directs, Tow Ubukata handles series composition and the screenplay, and Ilya Kuvshinov designs the characters. E&H production is animating the series, which arrives in 2027.
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4Gamer.net (October 30, 2026)
China’s Where Winds Meet Adds the Hutuo Region on November 13
Where Winds Meet, run by NetEase Games, adds a new region, Hutuo, on November 13. The update marks the global version’s first anniversary. The game runs on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, iOS and Android. The region is set during a large-scale war: you face General Xiao Han, and two world bosses appear. Two new modes are also added, and a new martial art, Dual Spears, is due in late November.
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NetEase Games press release (Games Press) (October 28, 2026) / 4Gamer.net (October 28, 2026) / Where Winds Meet official website (accessed November 9, 2026)
Obey Me! Sinner’s Choice: Lucifer Comes to Steam in November
NTT Solmare and Good Smile Company’s Obey Me! Sinner’s Choice: Lucifer is coming to Steam in November. It is the series’ first PC title, developed by Frontwing. You play a magistrate in Cocytus, the prison of hell, and over seven days you judge Lucifer, the eldest of the seven demon brothers. Your verdict branches into multiple endings, and you can save Lucifer or ruin him. The Steam store page carries a mature content notice.
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AUTOMATON (November 8, 2026) / Steam “Obey Me! Sinner’s Choice: Lucifer” (accessed November 9, 2026) / Obey Me! Sinner’s Choice: Lucifer official website (accessed November 9, 2026)