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 94 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 19 times.
Computed 6m 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.
- +26Halo 5: Guardiansoutlet 85 · players 59 · Oct 2015
- +37FOR HONOR™outlet 83 · players 46 · Feb 2017
- +29Monster Hunter Wildsoutlet 90 · players 61 · Feb 2025
- -30Resident Evil Villageoutlet 60 · players 90 · May 2021
- +15Gears of War 4outlet 85 · players 70 · Oct 2016
- +24Battlefield™ 6outlet 90 · players 66 · Oct 2025
- +23Ready or Notoutlet 90 · players 67 · Jul 2025
- +52Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6outlet 88 · players 36 · Jan 2025
- +26Batman™: Arkham Knightoutlet 92 · players 66 · Jun 2015
- -25The Outlast Trialsoutlet 60 · players 85 · Mar 2024
Recent reviews (711 tracked)
- 83Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyAug 26, 2026 · Dan Webb
“Since 2019, Asobo Studio has been quietly honing its craft when it comes to third-person, story-orientated, action-adventure games. The A Plague Tale...”
read full review ↗ - 75The Sinking City 2Aug 25, 2026 · Richard Walker
“The Sinking City 2 is something of a departure for developer Frogwares, eschewing the first game's Sherlock-inspired sleuthing for slithering surviv...”
read full review ↗ - 85Beast of ReincarnationAug 4, 2026 · Richard Walker
“Beast of Reincarnation does a good job of lulling you into a false sense of security. After a brief prologue, you begin your journey in earnest as Emm...”
read full review ↗ - 70Halo: Campaign EvolvedJul 23, 2026 · Josh Wise
“The mission of Master Chief, in Halo: Campaign Evolved, is to land, once again, on the titular ring-world, to whoop the alien threat of The Covenant,...”
read full review ↗ - 70The Planet CrafterJul 20, 2026 · Richard Walker
“How many times have we crash-landed on the surface of an alien planet now? It feels like a lot, and I dare not count the number of minerals I've min...”
read full review ↗ - 70Denshattack!Jul 15, 2026 · Josh Wise
“Denshattack! is set in a dystopian Japan, though you wouldn't know it. Like Sunset Overdrive and, further back, Jet Set Radio, the colours are che...”
read full review ↗ - 85Assassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedJul 8, 2026 · Richard Walker
“Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag always seemed, to me, like a significant departure for Ubisoft's flagship series. More a pirate fantasy than an as...”
read full review ↗ - 55DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last RoundJun 24, 2026 · Richard Walker
“Try as I might, I can't figure out why Dead or Alive 6: Last Round exists. Upon its release in 2019, Dead or Alive 6 proved to be a perfectly soli...”
read full review ↗ - 75The 7th Guest RemakeJun 12, 2026 · Richard Walker
“I was the tender age of eleven, when The 7th Guest originally came out in 1993, so it passed me by completely. I quickly became aware, however, of the...”
read full review ↗ - 90Mina the HollowerJun 4, 2026 · Josh Wise
“It's been thirty-three years since The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening came out on the Game Boy. It was a shock, then, to see the world of Ze...”
read full review ↗ - 95FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTHJun 2, 2026 · Richard Walker
“No remake project has ever been as sprawling or as ambitious as the Final Fantasy VII Trilogy. Less a remake than a huge multi-game endeavour, this ha...”
read full review ↗ - 92007 First LightMay 26, 2026 · Dan Webb
“For well over two decades, IO Interactive have become synonymous with their Hitman series. Since 2000, the Danish studio has released twelve games, w...”
read full review ↗ - 70Bubsy 4DMay 22, 2026 · Josh Wise
“Is it the fate of platforming mascots that their signature moves tell the arc of their decline? Sonic: too fast, burnt out. Spyro: early sparks, longi...”
read full review ↗ - 85LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark KnightMay 18, 2026 · Richard Walker
“It's been eleven years since the last Batman: Arkham game and almost twelve years since LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. The Caped Crusader's...”
read full review ↗ - 90MixtapeMay 15, 2026 · Dan Webb
“One should never underestimate the power of music in video games. After all, anyone who played Saints Row: The Third remembers the belting Bonnie Tyl...”
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