How this trust score was computed
Trust blends alignment (40%): does the outlet rank games the way players do; decoded accuracy (30%): after translating the outlet's own scale habits (a '7/10 means mediocre' scale is decoded, not punished), how well its reviews predict player sentiment; and player-side (30%): on games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, whose side it took. Recent reviews weigh more (2-year half-life), and the blend is shrunk toward a neutral prior (60) so small samples can't peg the scale. Player quality is launch-window Steam sentiment, so outlets aren't punished for reviewing a launch build that later got patched.
Controversy record: on 11 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 4 times.
Computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Outlet vs. players
Each dot is a game both this outlet and players scored. The dashed line is perfect agreement: dots above it mean the outlet was more generous than players, below it more harsh.
Biggest disagreements with players
The receipts: games where this outlet's verdict landed furthest from player sentiment.
- -51Uncharted 4: A Thief's Endoutlet 40 · players 91 · May 2016
- +26Pokemon Swordoutlet 80 · players 54 · Nov 2019
- -16Final Fantasy VII Remakeoutlet 70 · players 86 · Apr 2020
- -19Mario Kart 8 Deluxeoutlet 70 · players 89 · May 2017
- +21Halo 5: Guardiansoutlet 80 · players 59 · Oct 2015
- -20Fire Emblem: Three Housesoutlet 70 · players 91 · Jul 2019
- +25Pokemon Shieldoutlet 80 · players 55 · Nov 2019
- -36Resident Evil 7 Biohazardoutlet 50 · players 86 · Jan 2017
- +29Battlefield™ 2042outlet 80 · players 51 · Jun 2022
- +33Starfieldoutlet 100 · players 68 · Aug 2023
Recent reviews (345 tracked)
- 100007 First LightJun 3, 2026
“007: First Light is not only the best Bond game ever made, it’s also the best Bond story since “Casino Royale” in 2006. ”
read full review ↗ - 88Resident Evil RequiemFeb 25, 2026
“Requiem isn’t flawless, but it doesn’t need to be. Its levels breathe, its mechanics reward mastery and like good zombies, its creatures never stop moving. Fear, strategy and ritual coexist here in a way few games achieve, and even after nine playthroughs, it continues to surprise, challenge and delight. For a series built on tension and curiosity, this is a return that feels alive and impossible to put down.”
read full review ↗ - 100Hollow Knight: SilksongOct 22, 2025 · Gene Park
“Living up to its name, “Silksong” spins a taut lattice, almost every thread in its right place. You may get stuck in its trap. Wrestle mightily against its binds, however, and you will be wrapped in shimmering brilliance.”
read full review ↗ - 100SILENT HILL fOct 20, 2025 · Gene Park
“Here, true horror isn’t in the fog, the blood or the monsters, but the shedding and rebuilding of the self until you no longer recognize who remains.”
read full review ↗ - 100SILENT HILL fOct 20, 2025
“Here, true horror isn’t in the fog, the blood or the monsters, but the shedding and rebuilding of the self until you no longer recognize who remains.”
read full review ↗ - 63Pokemon Legends: Z-AOct 16, 2025
“I have never played a game in this series with a world that felt this lifeless.”
read full review ↗ - 88Ghost of YoteiSep 25, 2025
“With writing that hits every note with precision and heart, “Yotei” understands how, throughout history, stories about ghosts hold us in their sway. Like Atsu, and like “Yotei” itself, a ghost lingers, refusing to let go as it draws us into the darkness.”
read full review ↗ - 100Hollow Knight: SilksongSep 18, 2025
““Silksong” is like a book written in the language of ancient gamers, and I am one of them.”
read full review ↗ - 100Donkey Kong BananzaJul 16, 2025
“As the debut big adventure for the new console and its increased computational power, Nintendo wants this belief to punch through: Technology for the sake of play, not just for visual pleasure, is king.”
read full review ↗ - 100DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACHJun 23, 2025 · Gene Park
“While I’m playing “Death Stranding 2,” I keep thinking how it is the latest in a proud tradition of art that expands horizons and helps you identify with the beauty in life and living things, even as the truth of it all eludes us. If you care about that, consider this review an urging but friendly recommendation. Trust me, you’ll love this.”
read full review ↗ - 100DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACHJun 23, 2025
“While I’m playing Death Stranding 2, I realize I am witnessing Kojima and his studio, Kojima Productions, at the peak of their powers.”
read full review ↗ - 88Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Apr 23, 2025 · Gene Park
“Its world is deceptively large, too, with dozens of side adventures and locations to explore. “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” is a must-play for anyone who appreciates turn-based RPGs, and it’s an immediate entry to the upper echelons of the genre.”
read full review ↗ - 88Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Apr 23, 2025
“Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a must-play for anyone who appreciates turn-based RPGs, and it’s an immediate entry to the upper echelons of the genre.”
read full review ↗ - 75Assassin’s Creed ShadowsMar 18, 2025
“Yasuke feels powerful, but “Shadows” enters a now-crowded market full of powerful samurai action with little to distinguish itself.”
read full review ↗ - 100Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive EditionMar 18, 2025
“What if “Halo” was a Japanese role-playing adventure written by the guy whose pitch for “Final Fantasy VII” was rejected because it was deemed “too dark and complicated”?”
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