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 4 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 0 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.
- -52Rain Worldoutlet 30 · players 82 · Apr 2017
- -31Preyoutlet 50 · players 81 · Jun 2017
- -30What Remains of Edith Finchoutlet 60 · players 90 · Apr 2017
- -24Little Nightmaresoutlet 60 · players 84 · Apr 2017
- +14Call of Duty®: WWIIoutlet 70 · players 56 · Nov 2017
- -36RUINERoutlet 50 · players 86 · Oct 2017
- -21Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlandsoutlet 50 · players 71 · Mar 2017
- +17Absolveroutlet 80 · players 63 · Aug 2017
- +9South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™outlet 80 · players 72 · Oct 2017
- +9ENDLESS Space™ 2outlet 80 · players 71 · May 2017
Recent reviews (44 tracked)
- 70Assassin's Creed® OriginsNov 22, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 70Call of Duty®: WWIINov 15, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 80South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™Oct 27, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 70Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™Oct 23, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 50RUINEROct 10, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 100CupheadOct 3, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 60SongbringerSep 19, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 90Destiny 2Sep 12, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 70The Shrouded IsleSep 4, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 8020XXAug 31, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 80AbsolverAug 29, 2017 · Gary Alexanderread full review ↗
- 50Agents of MayhemAug 20, 2017 · Gary Alexander
“With just a little bit more variety and a lot less repetition, Agents of Mayhem could have been an entertaining game. It’s not a bad game, nor is it a particularly good one. There were pockets of fun in the game, for sure, but this is a mostly forgettable experience.”
read full review ↗ - 80Nidhogg 2Aug 14, 2017 · Gary Alexander
“In motion when two players are facing off against each other it’s brilliant. Playing the game is nonstop fun. Heck, even watching two players have at it is a cracking time.”
read full review ↗ - 60TacomaAug 7, 2017 · Gary Alexander
“Tacoma introduces a solid roster of characters into a brilliantly realised way of viewing and interacting with a story, but wastes both on a narrative that is unfortunately fairly dull. And because this is an interactive narrative experience, Tacoma doesn’t really have anything else to fall back on. It’s an okay time that introduces a great new mechanic that I want to see more from in the future, but the experience itself sadly falls short.”
read full review ↗ - 70Yonder: The Cloud Catcher ChroniclesJul 17, 2017 · Gary Alexander
“This is a peaceful game about exploration, discovering secrets, helping people and transforming the land at your own pace, free from the threat of death or world ending implications. It’s quite refreshing to explore the land at your own pace without worrying that something is going to try and murder your face off when you round every corner.”
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