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 3 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.
Recent reviews (30 tracked)
- 80Tormented Souls 2Nov 16, 2025 · Steve Wittkamp
“Tormented Souls 2 pays wonderful homage to classic survival horror while improving upon its predecessor in several key ways.”
read full review ↗ - 50GIGASWORDNov 16, 2025 · Troy Dunham
“GigaSword is a Metroidvania with great puzzle platforming and pretty rough... everything else.”
read full review ↗ - 80Yooka-ReplayleeOct 14, 2025 · BJ Keeton
“Yooka-Replaylee is the best platforming experience I've had since Astrobot came out last year.”
read full review ↗ - 80Date Everything!Jul 6, 2025 · Troy Dunham
“Nothing says “Happy Pride” like getting talked off by a strange, submissive man in your Air Conditioning vents whose only pleasure in life is pleasuring you.”
read full review ↗ - 90Afterlove EPFeb 14, 2025 · Aaron Peterson
“Afterlove EP is an utterly unique collaboration between the creator and the player, an interaction that invites personal thought and reflection. And really, isn't that what art is supposed to do?”
read full review ↗ - 80Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorJan 30, 2025 · Troy Dunham
“Ultimately, I think that Citizen Sleeper 2 is a slightly better game than the first with equally incredible writing. Unfortunately, it also feels a bit like the difference between The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, but in reverse. By locking you into one location, the first game forced you to learn about and fall in love with that place and the people who lived there. In Citizen Sleeper 2 I love the crew that travels through the belt with me, but I’m finding I connect with the locations I visit and their inhabitants way, way less.”
read full review ↗ - 80Caravan SandWitchDec 13, 2024 · Troy Dunham
“Caravan SandWitch is a narrative-driven exploration game on a quiet planet with no combat that made me question my gaming impulses.”
read full review ↗ - 90Yars RisingSep 22, 2024 · Jay Caplan
“Yars Rising combines modern and retro sensibilities into a fun and quirky package. It's both a solid new Metroidvania and a great celebration of Atari classics.”
read full review ↗ - 100Iron MeatSep 8, 2024 · Jay Caplan
“Iron Meat is a fantastic Contra-like shooter. With sharp pixel art, a rocking soundtrack, and intense action, it's a worthy successor to the retro classics.”
read full review ↗ - 80Dread DelusionMay 14, 2024 · Troy Dunham
“I have no idea how Dread Delusion would strike newcomers, but retro throwbacks like these aren’t appealing to that audience first. This is a game built for people like me; people who loved being lost in Morrowind; people who still think Stilt Striders are the superior form of fast travel; and people who were addicted to Skooma before they were old enough to drink. If you grew up on Morrowind, I think you’ll love Dread Delusion just as much as I do.”
read full review ↗ - 80WWE 2K24Apr 30, 2024 · Troy Dunham
“WWE 2K24 is a fantastically meaty package. The core gameplay feels really good, and there are so many different modes to frame that gameplay that you can easily spend an obscene amount of time on this release. At launch, the handheld gameplay experience was pretty horrible thanks to all sorts of weird graphical issues, but with those mostly ironed out the Steam Deck is now a perfectly reasonable place to play it.”
read full review ↗ - 100Minishoot' AdventuresApr 19, 2024 · Troy Dunham
“I adore Minishoot' Adventures, y’all. It’s less puzzle-oriented than most Zelda games, but it nails the feeling of exploration I love in those stories and has a combat system all of its own that is delightful. If you grew up exploring Hyrule on the NES like I did, I cannot recommend this game enough.”
read full review ↗ - 100Children of the SunApr 9, 2024 · Troy Dunham
“This game isn’t just fun to play, it is engaging. It is addicting. I've been struggling a bit with how I feel about Balatro, because that game is massively addicting but without a driving “reason to play” that makes me feel good about the time I spend with it. Children of the Sun is nearly as addictive but is designed in a way where I always feel like I’m walking away from a session with new stories. Sometimes that’s the actual plot progression, but just as often it is my own story of figuring out how to solve a level in the most efficient way possible.”
read full review ↗ - 90Berserk BoyMar 5, 2024 · Troy Dunham
“I really loved my time with this game, and it’s one I can see myself coming back to just to tool around with its unique combat abilities or to try to find those last secrets. I just wish that the late-game design was somehow tweaked to better keep up the fantastic pacing that had me hooked up to that point.”
read full review ↗ - 70A Highland SongJan 27, 2024 · Jay Caplan
“A Highland Song combines 2D platforming, adventure game elements, survival mechanics, and rhythm sections into a compelling but occasionally confusing package.”
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