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 17 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 3 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.
- +30Monster Hunter Wildsoutlet 91 · players 61 · Feb 2025
- +45Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6outlet 91 · players 46 · Nov 2024
- +35DiRT Rally 2.0outlet 100 · players 65 · Feb 2019
- +40Gears 5outlet 100 · players 60 · Sep 2019
- +34Dragon Age™: The Veilguardoutlet 100 · players 66 · Nov 2024
- -25GreedFalloutlet 50 · players 76 · Sep 2019
- +23Halo Infiniteoutlet 91 · players 69 · Dec 2021
- -16Bloodstained: Ritual of the Nightoutlet 75 · players 91 · Jul 2019
- +21Forza Horizon 5outlet 100 · players 79 · Nov 2021
- +28Mafia II: Definitive Editionoutlet 91 · players 64 · May 2020
Recent reviews (269 tracked)
- 91Monster Hunter WildsFeb 25, 2025
“The game takes many enormous strides forward for the IP but then has some minor faults that are in some particularly painful areas. The foundation is incredible though and with an already well-documented roadmap ahead, Monster Hunter Wilds is going to be one of the most consistently enjoyable games of 2025 both at launch, and for the many months to come.”
read full review ↗ - 75Tomb Raider IV-VI RemasteredFeb 24, 2025
“Two top-tier, nostalgic adventure games that will delight both old and new Tomb Raider fans…and a third game that won’t do any of that.”
read full review ↗ - 83PGA TOUR 2K25Feb 20, 2025
“The gameplay is tight, the systems are engaging and the career mode is well structured and deep. Some refinements in the next entry could really take this franchise to the next level, but as it is, it is still a very, very good recreation of a sport that can be quite complex.”
read full review ↗ - 83Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiFeb 19, 2025
“It’s fair to say that following up Infinite Wealth was always going to be a difficult task and one that RGG Studios have neatly sidestepped with Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It’s offbeat premise and relative brevity make it an easy game to like for Yakuza/LaD veterans but much like the similarly asset reusing Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, it would make an odd place to begin the series given how much it does differently.”
read full review ↗ - 83AvowedFeb 14, 2025
“At the end of the day, Avowed is what you make it. You can reflect on the choices you make as the Envoy, and examine what they might say about your views in the real world, and use them as learning opportunities. Or, you can just treat it as a cool fantasy game about gods and monsters – it’s your call. But whatever you take from it, Avowed is a solid RPG offering from a studio that clearly knows how to flex its narrative muscles, and who have leaned into their strengths hard to produce a game that might not be groundbreaking, but that will certainly make you think.”
read full review ↗ - 75Sniper Elite: ResistanceFeb 14, 2025
“The Sniper Elite franchise itself is a whole lot of fun and a very different take on the World War era than most first-person shooter games. With the freedom to tackle each mission in whichever way you want, not to mention that it is already on Game Pass for Xbox and PC players, you have no reason not to jump in, have some fun, and shoot some Nazis in the testicles.”
read full review ↗ - 75FREEDOM WARS RemasteredFeb 11, 2025
“Overall, Freedom Wars Remastered doesn’t offer much new of major substance and is rather just an opportunity to get the game out there to new audiences.”
read full review ↗ - 67Marvel's Spider-Man 2Feb 10, 2025
“Spider-Man 2 is a fantastic game, sadly, the PC version at this point in time, is not the best way to play. That is not to say it won’t eventually be, there have already been two patches and I suspect after a couple more this will be the ultimate way to play one of the best blockbusters in recent memory. So if you missed Spider-Man 2 on PS5, the PC version will be a great way to experience it, just not yet. I just wish Sony would learn from their mistakes and stop these sorts of releases from happening, but sadly their PC port rollercoaster just keeps on rolling.”
read full review ↗ - 58VEDFeb 5, 2025
“When thinking back on my experience as a whole with VED, I just feel hollow and confused.”
read full review ↗ - 91Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIFeb 4, 2025
“This isn’t an RPG for everyone. It’s fairly hardcore, it leans into history (albeit out of order) and it is mechanically very dense. What matters most, and after playing a hundred hours of this damn thing and planning on diving back in, is that it’s an RPG for me.”
read full review ↗ - 67I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse SurvivalDec 11, 2024
“I Am Future is a game that almost gets everything right but falls short so often that it doesn't quite gel together.”
read full review ↗ - 83Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols OdysseyDec 11, 2024 · Paul James
“Tri Breaker offers a level of challenge for players of all levels of experience, plenty of laughs, and a fun, unique take on a classic genre that you’ll be hard-pressed to skip on once you’ve gotten started.”
read full review ↗ - 91Indiana Jones and the Great CircleDec 6, 2024
“From the opening notes of the Indy theme, I was transported to the realm of one of my favourite fictional characters of all time and that is the Great Circle’s greatest achievement in my eyes. If you long for the days of the classic Indy movies (and want to forget the last two), this is the sequel for you, it just happens to be a video game.”
read full review ↗ - 91FANTASIAN Neo DimensionDec 6, 2024 · Paul James
“Fantasian feels at home on console, Sakaguchi and Uematsu are completely at home with Square-Enix, and players will feel like they’re going on a journey home to their nostalgic 90s era as they delve into the game. Fantasian is an inspired mobile effort that is now better than ever in the form of Neo Dimension.”
read full review ↗ - 100Dragon Age™: The VeilguardNov 18, 2024
“It’s goofy, and earnest, and consciously inclusive in a way that makes me, a queer person, scared to talk about it on the internet (even after all these years). It’s bold, and comfortable in itself, and even in its weaker moments, It does feel different to the past games, but for me, it’s a good kind of different.”
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