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 180 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 49 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.
- +36Pokemon Swordoutlet 90 · players 54 · Nov 2019
- +30Animal Crossing: New Horizonsoutlet 100 · players 70 · Mar 2020
- +35Pokemon Shieldoutlet 90 · players 55 · Nov 2019
- +25Gears of War 4outlet 95 · players 70 · Oct 2016
- +37EA Sports FC 24outlet 75 · players 38 · Sep 2023
- -36Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIoutlet 50 · players 86 · Feb 2025
- -38Kerbal Space Programoutlet 50 · players 88 · Jul 2016
- +39FOR HONOR™outlet 85 · players 46 · Feb 2017
- +21Halo 5: Guardiansoutlet 80 · players 59 · Oct 2015
- +24Final Fantasy XVoutlet 100 · players 76 · Nov 2016
Recent reviews (2286 tracked)
- 65Moonlighter 2: The Endless VaultAug 31, 2026
“Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault just does what the original already did, slightly slower and slightly less crisp, with a handful of bugs that shouldn't have made it out the door.”
read full review ↗ - 80Onimusha: Way of the SwordAug 31, 2026
“Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a great modern entry into the long-running and long-dormant Capcom series. The combat and story are great, but open-world bloat makes this Capcom's most divisive release in years.”
read full review ↗ - 95The Blood of DawnwalkerAug 31, 2026
“The Blood of Dawnwalker is a game that lays its ambitions bare at the beginning, and one-by-one pays off all those ambitions in remarkable ways. It’s a game that grips you early on, and sinks its teeth into you more with every passing hour. ”
read full review ↗ - 65Moonlighter 2: The Endless VaultAug 31, 2026 · Marcus Kenneth
“Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault just does what the original already did, slightly slower and slightly less crisp, with a handful of bugs that shouldn't have made it out the door.”
read full review ↗ - 80Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyAug 26, 2026 · Zubi Khan
“Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is the first major spinoff title for Asobo Studio, set 15 years prior to the events of A Plague Tale: Requiem.”
read full review ↗ - 90STAR WARS Zero Company™Aug 26, 2026
“Star Wars Zero Company is strong as a strategy game and as a Star Wars story, but truly shines through its high personalization and replayability.”
read full review ↗ - 90STAR WARS Zero Company™Aug 26, 2026 · Chris De Hoog
“Star Wars Zero Company is strong as a strategy game and as a Star Wars story, but truly shines through its high customization and replayability.”
read full review ↗ - 90METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2Aug 21, 2026
“Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 brings with it two fantastic games, including one of PlayStation 3's best exclusives brought back to life like a shot of nanomachine suppressors to the leg.”
read full review ↗ - 90GallipoliAug 20, 2026
“Gallipoli is an all-around improvement for the World War I series, bringing sharper visuals and better gameplay to one of the conflict’s least-explored fronts.”
read full review ↗ - 90GallipoliAug 20, 2026 · Erik McDowell
“Gallipoli is an all-around improvement for the World War I series, bringing sharper visuals and better gameplay to one of the conflict's least-explored fronts.”
read full review ↗ - 85The Sinking City 2Aug 17, 2026
“The Sinking City 2 offers a solid survival horror experience that feels both different and similar to its predecessor.”
read full review ↗ - 85Mortal Shell IIAug 17, 2026 · Marcus Kenneth
“Mortal Shell II is easily one of the biggest improvements from one entry to the next that I've seen in this space.”
read full review ↗ - 85Mortal Shell IIAug 17, 2026
“Mortal Shell II has, in the last few weeks, become one of my favourite souls-likes, with great kinetic gameplay, a great soundscape and gorgeous visuals that really sell the despair that Cold Symmetry set up to sell.”
read full review ↗ - 85The Sinking City 2Aug 17, 2026
“The Sinking City 2 offers a solid survival horror experience that feels both different and similar to its predecessor.”
read full review ↗ - 90Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly BasinAug 17, 2026
“Pokémon Pokopia's first DLC, hits all the right notes, offering one of its best regions and a solid infusion of new things to find.”
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