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 18 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 4 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.
- +41FOR HONOR™outlet 87 · players 46 · Feb 2017
- +32Far Cry® 5outlet 95 · players 63 · Mar 2018
- -13Human Fall Flatoutlet 71 · players 85 · Dec 2017
- +28DARK SOULS™: REMASTEREDoutlet 90 · players 62 · May 2018
- +32The Crew™ 2outlet 84 · players 52 · Jul 2018
- +34Call of Duty®: WWIIoutlet 90 · players 56 · Nov 2017
- +23Warhammer: Vermintide 2outlet 85 · players 62 · Apr 2018
- +19Kingdom Come: Deliveranceoutlet 86 · players 67 · Feb 2018
- -22Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girlsoutlet 67 · players 89 · Jul 2017
- -10Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisenoutlet 74 · players 84 · Oct 2017
Recent reviews (204 tracked)
- 79Professor Lupo and his Horrible PetsJul 23, 2019 · Mazen Abdallah
“Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets is definitely a novel take on the puzzle genre, and it manages to design some clever and creative levels to keep players engaged long after the novelty wears off. It’s not the best choice for people who just wanna solve puzzles, but if you like a mix of reflex-based action and puzzle gameplay, you’ll like this one.”
read full review ↗ - 83Team Sonic Racing™Jul 7, 2019 · Mazen Abdallah
“Team Sonic Racing loses some of the things that made previous Sonic Racing titles great, but it adds in co-op gameplay mechanics that really push players to work together to cross the finish line. It’s a great addition to the kart racing genre, and it’s totally fun with friends.”
read full review ↗ - 84Metro ExodusMar 11, 2019 · Mazen Abdallah
“Metro: Exodus is a great final chapter for one of gaming’s most underrated series. It definitely feels like it waters down some of the series’ more unique aspects in an attempt to bring the series to a wider audience, but it still has enough of that signature Metro charm to be a challenging yet fun romp through the wasteland.”
read full review ↗ - 85Far Cry® New DawnMar 2, 2019 · Mazen Abdallah
“Far Cry New Dawn is a fun little expansion to the world set in Far Cry 5, and the apocalyptic wasteland is a surprisingly fun place to explore thanks to its colorful graffiti and biker villains. It’s not too long a game, but you’ll find plenty of fun here.”
read full review ↗ - 84Resident Evil 2Feb 15, 2019 · Mazen Abdallah
“This version of Resident Evil 2 does what every remake should do; it retains what made the original great while rethinking the aspects that didn’t age as well. The remake gives players a chance to explore an absolute classic that definitely hasn’t aged all that well, and it’s a great nostalgia trip for fans of the series.”
read full review ↗ - 82Mutant Year Zero: Road to EdenJan 24, 2019 · Mazen Abdallah
“Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a title that’s not afraid to take some risks, and the result is a very unique –if sometimes flawed – tactical action game. It’s a great title for casual fans of the genre, although more discerning tactics fans will probably enjoy it more for its stealth and its storyline.”
read full review ↗ - 84Katamari Damacy REROLLDec 12, 2018 · Mazen Abdallah
“Katamari Damacy Reroll is a great chance to explore one of gaming’s most revered cult hits. The gameplay might not be all that creative after a while, but it’s still a whacky, whimsical game of colors and shapes and rolling around that definitely merits a playthrough.”
read full review ↗ - 88Battlefield™ VNov 28, 2018 · Mazen Abdallah
“Battlefield V delivers yet another epic, chaotic warfare experience while managing to bring the theatres of the Second World War to life. Its intense firefights and pitched battles will result in many a hurrah, but you’ll also have to brave some balance issues and a couple of bugs that haven’t been ironed out. At the end of the day though, there’s no better way to experience all-out war.”
read full review ↗ - 83Darksiders IIINov 25, 2018 · Mazen Abdallah
“Darksiders III is a great hack-and-slash action title that feels a bit dated but still manages to offer a well-crafted experience. It’s not the best title in the series, but it gets serious points for its polish and its focus.”
read full review ↗ - 62Fallout 76Nov 25, 2018 · James Gournalist
“Fallout 76 is a weird, broken, messy, self-contradictory game. It’s as boring as it’s exciting, as mundane as it is haunting, as uninspired as it is unique, and similar to previous games as it is different. Sometimes when the lighting, the music, and your own mood align just right, for just a fleeting moment, it feels like the Fallout game I really wish it was, but the sheer shoddy quality of the product means I would never recommend this game to anyone. Even beyond the bugs and technical issues, it’s a poorly designed, janky-as-hell game. It has all the wonky combat and gameplay of Fallout but very little of the storytelling and world-building. As a budget-priced Steam early access game released on the down low, this could have been a fun little experiment. But as a tentpole Fallout release at full price with a collector’s edition that was shown off at multiple E3 conferences, Fallout 76 is beyond unacceptable.”
read full review ↗ - 83Spyro™ Reignited TrilogyNov 17, 2018 · James Gournalist
“Spyro Reignited Trilogy is the best kind of remaster, striking a healthy balance between nostalgia and innovation, aiming to make the game look and play as good as your memories of it, rather than how it actually was. It’s a great time for everyone regardless of the more nostalgic among us, or people like me who never played the originals.”
read full review ↗ - 76MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICENov 8, 2018 · Nazih Fares
“Bandai Namco set a goal to adapt My Hero Academia into a video game, and the overall result is quite decent in My Hero One's Justice. It's not a groundbreaking game for those that played other 3D brawlers from the same publisher, but then again the Naruto game franchise didn't become what it is today from just one released title.”
read full review ↗ - 81Thronebreaker: The Witcher TalesNov 6, 2018 · Sara Basma
“Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales offers beauty in a very unexpected genre, mastering the art of storytelling combined with amazing RPG elements, to memorable characters and gut-wrenching decisions that challenge your values and morale. It presents a card game we’ve previously been introduced to, GWENT, that sucks players in, even those who are not fans of card games.”
read full review ↗ - 82Party Hard 2Nov 6, 2018 · Mazen Abdallah
“Party Hard 2 builds on the formula of its predecessor to offer a brutal, sadistic, and very creative mass murder simulator. It may not feel all that new, but it’s got enough tricks up its sleeve to justify another couple 3 AM murder sprees”
read full review ↗ - 83SOULCALIBUR VIOct 27, 2018 · Luciano Rahal
“SoulCalibur VI is a good fighting game with a great combat system, friendly to a newcomer but hard to master. There are enough modes to capture the interest of the mass and a wide list of characters to choose from. Bandai Namco has done a good job bringing this series back to life in this subtle restart to the franchise. They managed to take the best from the previous instalments and adapt to the new era of fighting games.”
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