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 1 game where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 0 times.
Computed 29m 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.
Recent reviews (7 tracked)
- 86FOR HONOR™Mar 7, 2017 · Isaac López
“For Honor is a game that requires a lot of practice and patience. But those willing to invest the time and dedication the game requires will find one of the best multiplayer games of the year.”
read full review ↗ - 60Seasons after FallNov 28, 2016 · Mathias Gomez
“Seasons After Fall is the classic case of a "game that is" vs "a game that wants to be".”
read full review ↗ - 85VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender ActionSep 19, 2016 · Mathias Gomez
“VA-11 Hall-A offers no challenge. Its not a game you will remember for its controls or its multiplayer, but you will remember the experience, and if you ask me. That's worth it.”
read full review ↗ - 75Enter the GungeonJun 11, 2016 · Mathias Gomez
“I love action movies. Not all of them, but the good action movies. Those that are simple, but intense; hat have so much charisma that one manages to connect within a few minutes of seeing them. And it's weird, because one would expect the same to be said about those games labeled as "action": those centered on spectacle, in taking us to past wars, future wars and other less important wars. Nonetheless, that hasn't happened to me in some time. In fact, the only that those famous titles have to show are... weapons.”
read full review ↗ - 95Overwatch®Jun 2, 2016 · Isaac López
“Being one of the most fun and charismatic games of its genre, Overwatch presents us a lot of possibilities with a gameplay that is both fresh and vibrant.”
read full review ↗ - 82Stardew ValleyApr 22, 2016 · Mathias Gomez
“Simply by saying to grow a farm brings to the mind of the most experimented in the media the same thought: This is Harvest Moon. And in the search to get rid of early comparisons I have to agree with popular opinion: Yes, this is Harvest Moon. Its creator, Eric Barone, had the vision from the start to make an "Indie clone of Harvest Moon". Nonetheless, the fact that it is made up of its bases does not make it derivative nor it dilutes its concept. Actually, the notion of growing a farm and at the same time building up relations with the rest of the town still exists, but the treatment is different.”
read full review ↗ - 76DownwellFeb 25, 2016 · Mathias Gomez
“Downwell is not a highly complex game nor it it contains any moral dilemma to resolve, but the charisma of its world, the ease with which it presents its controls and its tiny but constant challenges presents us with a role model for the current roguelike and arcade.”
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