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 132 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 76 times.
Computed 5m 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.
- +48No Man's Skyoutlet 90 · players 42 · Aug 2016
- +32Evolveoutlet 80 · players 48 · Feb 2015
- -33The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildoutlet 60 · players 93 · Mar 2017
- -48Xenoblade Chronicles 2outlet 40 · players 88 · Dec 2017
- +11Halo 5: Guardiansoutlet 70 · players 59 · Oct 2015
- -32The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomoutlet 60 · players 92 · Jun 2023
- +28Fallout 4outlet 100 · players 72 · Nov 2015
- -42Xenoblade Chronicles 3outlet 50 · players 92 · Sep 2022
- +27DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Editionoutlet 100 · players 73 · Mar 2015
- -46Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Editionoutlet 40 · players 86 · Mar 2019
Recent reviews (928 tracked)
- 80Mortal Shell IIAug 19, 2026 · Niv M. Sultan
“Mortal Shell II posed a bracing challenge at the time of review, toeing the line between a character-action game and Elden Ring.”
read full review ↗ - 80MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting SoulsAug 18, 2026
“The anime paradigm of Marvel Tokon means the overarching framework of the game is ridiculous even by fighting-game standards.”
read full review ↗ - 50Beast of ReincarnationAug 13, 2026 · Aaron Riccio
“Beast of Reincarnation is like a cheap soda, as the first fizzy sip may excite you, but it only ever gets flatter from there.”
read full review ↗ - 50Beast of ReincarnationAug 13, 2026
“Beast of Reincarnation is like a cheap soda, as the first fizzy sip may excite you, but it only ever gets flatter from there.”
read full review ↗ - 60Splatoon RaidersJul 31, 2026
“Greed, not art, is the motivating force behind your actions throughout Splatoon Raiders.”
read full review ↗ - 90Denshattack!Jul 23, 2026 · Justin Clark
“Denshattack! is about commuter trains doing skateboard tricks, and it takes many of its stylistic and narrative cues from the likes of Jet Set Radio.”
read full review ↗ - 90Denshattack!Jul 23, 2026
“For practical purposes, Denshattack! is a bonkers take on a skateboarding game, but functionally, it’s every bit as chaotic as your average modern-day Sonic title.”
read full review ↗ - 60Assassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedJul 8, 2026 · Aaron Riccio
“At one point, Kenway says, “It ain’t work if you love it,” but it’s hard to love the work that goes into a lot of the sailing you do. But push through the tedium and you may just be gobsmacked by the game’s beauty, as in the way you weave between lightning blasts and massive waterspouts during a storm, until the Caribbean returns to its natural state.”
read full review ↗ - 80Rhythm Heaven GrooveJul 8, 2026
“Don’t let its cutesy graphics fool you, as Rhythm Heaven Groove’s difficulty is such that it’s tempting to call it the Dark Souls of rhythm games.”
read full review ↗ - 60Star FoxJul 7, 2026
“Star Fox also suffers from the same pattern that every title in the series can’t seem to break: a short play time that’s on par with your average indie walking sim instead of a blockbuster space shooter. The game’s longevity gets padded out somewhat with the addition of a fun, if rather sparse, multiplayer mode, but that, more than anything, maybe tells the player more about why Star Fox as a franchise hasn’t gone where no fox has gone before yet. Nintendo, perhaps, sees the series as heir apparent to a quarter-muncher like After Burner or Gradius rather than a prestige epic like Ace Combat or the X-Wing-focused Star Wars games.”
read full review ↗ - 60The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium TalesJun 17, 2026 · Niv M. Sultan
“There’s a gripping experience nestled in the final few hours of The Adventures of Elliot, when its world, in its sweeping history, becomes your oyster.”
read full review ↗ - 60The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium TalesJun 17, 2026
“There's a gripping experience nestled in the final few hours of the game, when its world, and its sweeping history, becomes your oyster.”
read full review ↗ - 60007 First LightJun 8, 2026 · Justin Clark
“But being a highly trained super-spy should feel more intricate than being Nathan Drake does, and every time that First Light tries to be that, it feels half-hearted.”
read full review ↗ - 60007 First LightJun 8, 2026
“First Light largely waters down all of the complexity that IOI Interactive has come to be known for through Hitman, and with cinematic action redolent of Uncharted.”
read full review ↗ - 80LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark KnightMay 30, 2026 · Justin Clark
“The Dark Knight’s legacy goes extremely deep here, and it’s certainly not a bad thing that the developers want to make sure every player gets the most out of it before leaving them to their own devices.”
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