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 24 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 10 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.
- -33The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDoutlet 50 · players 83 · Sep 2021
- +32Halo Infiniteoutlet 100 · players 69 · Dec 2021
- -27Endling - Extinction is Foreveroutlet 50 · players 77 · Jul 2022
- +55Forza Motorsportoutlet 100 · players 45 · Oct 2023
- +26Dragon's Dogma 2outlet 90 · players 64 · Mar 2024
- +19Monster Hunter Wildsoutlet 80 · players 61 · Mar 2025
- +27STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™outlet 90 · players 63 · Apr 2023
- +17Horizon Call of the Mountainoutlet 90 · players 73 · Feb 2023
- +26Back 4 Bloodoutlet 90 · players 64 · Oct 2021
- -20Resident Evil Villageoutlet 70 · players 90 · May 2021
Recent reviews (219 tracked)
- 60Metroid Prime 4: BeyondDec 2, 2025
“Ultimately, much of Metroid Prime 4 feels like a failed experiment. As great as it is to explore the lightning-struck Volt Forge or pick through the haunted remains of the Ice Belt facility, the game’s standout moments are buried in drudgery.”
read full review ↗ - 80MARVEL Cosmic InvasionDec 1, 2025
“There’s something for everyone here. For Marvel fans, it's chock-full of crowd-pleasing Easter eggs and fan service. For nostalgic arcade junkies, it's an absolute blast to play through, and it looks and sounds damn good the entire time. Marvel Comics Invasion is the definitive Marvel beat ‘em up, and one that will be well worth revisiting as many times as we did its arcade forebearers 30 years ago.”
read full review ↗ - 80Kirby Air RidersNov 19, 2025
“Kirby Air Riders is absolutely not going to be a game for everyone, and it doesn’t want to be. And it won’t be a constant in your life either. But like that weird uncle and his larger-than-life stories, it’s probably an experience you’ll remember fondly now and again. And in a world where video games are obsessed with occupying your time and stringing you along for weeks, months, even years — that’s undeniably refreshing.”
read full review ↗ - 100Lumines AriseNov 11, 2025
“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a game that manages to capture the very feeling of the word ‘resilience’ quite the same way. And that applies to even the gameplay experience of methodically learning the systems and improving. I can easily see Lumines Arise being one of those yearly games for me, the select few I play through as a kind of comfort pick. And I guarantee you’ll find your own something out of it too – even if I can’t say exactly what that’ll be.”
read full review ↗ - 80Hyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentNov 4, 2025
“I might hesitate to call Age of Imprisonment an “essential” Switch 2 game, but it’s a crucial piece of giving the system a strongly varied first-year lineup. And, more than anything, it makes me excited to see the future of Koei Tecmo and Nintendo’s budding relationship.”
read full review ↗ - 90The Outer Worlds 2Oct 23, 2025
“The sequel utterly revels in the absurdity of its satire on capitalism, government, authoritarianism, and individuality – even if it takes a bit longer to get situated than the first game.”
read full review ↗ - 80Pokemon Legends: Z-AOct 17, 2025
“Overall, it feels like Z-A has made a definitive statement about what the “Legends” games are able to aspire to – a way for Pokémon to get weird and experimental alongside the main games. Looking back, that’s the most compelling part about Z-A: the promise it holds for the series’ future and the steps it takes to do something different. So even if Z-A isn’t everything I wanted it to be, it’s a world I dearly enjoyed getting to live in.”
read full review ↗ - 90AbsolumOct 9, 2025
“I played Hades 2 and Absolum back-to-back, and Absolum feels like the perfect chaser.”
read full review ↗ - 80Battlefield™ 6Oct 9, 2025
“Battlefield 6 is a new high point for the franchise, and the beginning of an overdue journey towards making things right.”
read full review ↗ - 80Ghost of YoteiSep 25, 2025
“Easily one of the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous games I’ve ever played in my life, Ghost of Yotei is a sequel that makes a strong first impression, and makes a handful of meaningful improvements over its predecessor. But as a sequel, it lacks a bit of the novelty that Ghost of Tsushima had, and while many elements of Yotei are objectively stronger, just a bit of its shine wears off after a few dozen hours of formulaic open world design.”
read full review ↗ - 80Hades IISep 24, 2025
“Immortal family drama is at the heart of Hades II, just as it was its 2020 predecessor. This time, though, the stakes are higher, the cast is larger, and the action is more demanding, mostly for the better.”
read full review ↗ - 100SILENT HILL fSep 21, 2025
“It’s a game that manages to honor the series’ legacy, while simultaneously pushing it in a new direction, and it might just be the best Silent Hill to date.”
read full review ↗ - 80Borderlands 4Sep 11, 2025
“Borderlands 4 rises above it all by committing fully to the bit. It serves up exactly what the fans wanted, exactly what it would be like to play as Cate Blanchett for one sixty hour mission, blowing up aliens and weirdos alike, ascending and descending from spacecraft.”
read full review ↗ - 80Cronos: The New DawnSep 3, 2025
“Cronos is a strong reminder of how important the survival element of the genre can be, and how so many games have seemingly lost that half. I absolutely adore the decrepit little world that Bloober has built here, and just wish the game could have stuck the landing better in support of it. Cronos comes within a razor’s edge of being a new horror classic, but even with its missteps, its world and panic-inducing combat is something well worth experiencing. A snafu in the review process meant I had access to the wrong build of the game for a while, but it’s proof of how much I enjoyed Cronos that I was willing to play through it another whole time in the review process...More than anything, it feels like post-Silent Hill 2 Bloober Team has really found its footing. Cronos is absolutely a step in the right direction, and I can’t wait to see what the studio does next to keep on building from here.”
read full review ↗ - 70Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake EaterAug 21, 2025
“Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a game in an odd place. I get the reverence to the original, especially with series creator Hideo Kojima no longer involved, and the bad blood that ensued between him and Konami. I get the hesitancy to retouch a game considered as one of the greatest ever made. But then, I question what the point of remaking Snake Eater is at all, if you’re going to try and keep everything exactly the same.”
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