Onimusha: Way of the Sword Metacritic Score
Updated
Short answer
Reporting during launch week put the early PS5 Metascore at 86. When this page was verified on September 3, 2026, the Metacritic game page existed but still returned TBD for both Metascore and User Score in scraping.
Because each platform has its own aggregate and the number keeps moving as reviews land, treat 86 as an early PS5 figure with a date attached, not a permanent all-platform score. Check the live Metacritic page before quoting a number.
- Early reported PS5 Metascore
- 86 (early, launch week)
- Scraped value on verification
- TBD
- Verified on
- September 3, 2026
- Scores per platform
- PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series, PC tracked separately
Where the number 86 comes from
A GamesRadar report on the early reviews recorded a PS5 aggregate of 86. That is why the figure appears throughout search results even while the aggregator page itself may show nothing.
Early aggregates are calculated from a small sample. As more reviews are added, the number typically drifts by a few points in either direction, which is exactly why a dated qualifier matters.
Why Metacritic may show TBD
Metacritic holds a score back until enough qualifying reviews are counted for that platform, so a page can exist with TBD in place of a Metascore. User Score follows its own threshold and timeline.
A TBD does not mean the game is unreviewed. It means the aggregator has not met its own publication bar for that specific platform yet.
Scores are per platform
PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series and PC each carry their own aggregate on Metacritic, built from different review samples. Applying a PS5 number to the Switch 2 version misrepresents both.
This matters here because the Switch 2 version has visible technical trade-offs — roughly 1080p docked and about 900p handheld in tech coverage — that platform-specific reviews weigh differently.
Metacritic is not the same as Steam reviews
The Steam store page shows a user review percentage, which is a different metric with a different population and no critic weighting. Presenting a Steam positive percentage as a User Score conflates two unrelated systems.
If you want both signals, read them side by side and label each one. They answer different questions: critic consensus versus buyer sentiment.
What the score reflects
The individual reviews behind any aggregate praise the swordplay, animation, bosses and atmosphere, and criticise pacing, filler content and repeated encounters. PC Gamer scored the PC version 83; video reviews from Game Informer and Shacknews cover similar ground.
Reading two or three full reviews tells you far more about whether you will enjoy the game than a single two-digit average.
How to check the current score
Open the Metacritic game page and read the score for the platform you own, along with the review count and the date you checked. Those three values together are the only honest way to quote an aggregate.
We do not republish a fixed number here because it would be stale within days. Follow the source link, note the platform, and use the live figure.
How to quote an aggregate honestly
A useful citation has three parts: the platform, the score with its review count, and the date you checked. Any one of those missing turns a moving number into a claim that cannot be verified later.
Early scores in particular need the word "early" attached. The 86 figure reported for PS5 came from launch-week coverage of the first wave of reviews.
That is why this page links to the live Metacritic page instead of freezing a number in the text. A stale score is worse than no score.
Why platform scores differ
Different outlets review different versions, so the sample behind each platform aggregate is not the same. A PC review weighing performance options and a Switch 2 review weighing portability are measuring different things.
The Switch 2 version has documented technical trade-offs — roughly 1080p docked and about 900p handheld in tech coverage — which platform-specific reviews naturally factor in.
When you compare versions, read the reviews rather than the averages. The reasoning is more informative than the two-digit result.
Other signals worth reading
PC Gamer scored the PC version 83, praising the combat while criticising bloat and pacing. TechRadar spent about 30 hours with the game and reached a similar balance of praise and reservation.
Video reviews from Game Informer and Shacknews give a second and third independent read, and show combat at speed in a way that text cannot.
Steam user review percentages measure buyer sentiment on a different scale entirely. Read them alongside critic aggregates, labelled clearly, rather than merging the two.
What an aggregate is good for
An aggregate is a fast way to see whether critical opinion is broadly positive, mixed or negative. For this game the answer is broadly positive, and that much is stable across sources.
It is a poor tool for deciding whether you personally will enjoy something. The praise here is for defensive, timing-driven combat, and the criticism is for pacing — both of which land differently depending on your taste.
Use the number to decide whether to read further, then let the actual reviews make the case.
Checking the live page
Open the Metacritic entry, select your platform, and note the score, the number of critic reviews behind it and the date. That is the citation to write down if you need one.
Expect the figure to move for several weeks after launch as remaining reviews are counted, especially on platforms that receive fewer of them.
Summary
Launch-week reporting recorded an early PS5 Metascore of 86, while the aggregator page itself returned TBD when this page was verified on September 3, 2026.
Scores are tracked separately for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series and PC, and they continue to move as reviews are counted. Always attach a platform and a date to any figure you quote.
For the current number, open the Metacritic page linked below and read the platform tab that matches your console or PC.