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 5 games where press consensus and players sharply disagreed, this reviewer sided with players 2 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.
- -12Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siegeoutlet 60 · players 72 · Dec 2015
- +21Halo 5: Guardiansoutlet 80 · players 59 · Nov 2015
- -17Firewatchoutlet 60 · players 77 · Feb 2016
- -28ABZUoutlet 60 · players 88 · Aug 2016
- +22DARK SOULS™ IIIoutlet 100 · players 78 · Apr 2016
- +26XCOM® 2outlet 100 · players 74 · Feb 2016
- -12Cupheadoutlet 80 · players 92 · Sep 2017
- -6Hitman 2outlet 80 · players 86 · Nov 2018
- +21SUPERHOToutlet 100 · players 79 · Feb 2016
- +22I am Setsunaoutlet 90 · players 68 · Jul 2016
Recent reviews (52 tracked)
- 90Final Fantasy VII RemakeApr 17, 2020
“The game’s neo-noir, Blade Runner-esque setting perfectly marries with its gritty but heartfelt tone. Despite the slightly off-putting differences in the character design, the aesthetic of the game is superb. Match the exquisite level design with seamless mechanics, addicting gameplay and rousing battles, and you have a recipe for perhaps one of the best games of the year.”
read full review ↗ - 90Kentucky Route Zero: TV EditionJan 27, 2020
“At the end of a tumultuous decade, it’s only natural to reflect on the years gone by. And here comes a great game to cap the previous decade—and signal the start of something new. If I hadn’t already spent the last several years being told that Kentucky Route Zero was a special game, I’d have known it immediately.”
read full review ↗ - 80Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®Oct 24, 2019
“Though the campaign doesn’t perfectly stick the landing, it finds strength in a multitude of moments that keep things intimate yet thrilling, making it almost certainly one of the series’ strongest entries.”
read full review ↗ - 80Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - BetaOct 24, 2019
“Though the campaign doesn’t perfectly stick the landing, it finds strength in a multitude of moments that keep things intimate yet thrilling, making it almost certainly one of the series’ strongest entries.”
read full review ↗ - 90The Outer WorldsOct 22, 2019
“The Outer Worlds is everything you’d want from a modern RPG. There’s no “right” way to play, and there are no easy decisions. At least, the game doesn’t seem to think so. It provides a well-realized, organic universe to explore and allows you the freedom to choose your way through gorgeous environments and complex conflicts. I already want to tour the solar system as a different explorer and see what else the game is hiding beneath the surface. It marks a tremendous achievement from one of the most accomplished developers in the genre.”
read full review ↗ - 80Untitled Goose GameSep 24, 2019
“Though its titular goose may present itself as the town’s true menace, every meddling grandma and gossiping baby boomer in that town deserves the honking that they get.”
read full review ↗ - 100The Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningSep 23, 2019
“I found playing through a modern imagining of this classic to be almost perfect. While it doesn’t reinvent the franchise or break convention, it never acts like it wants to. There’s something comforting about returning to a world like this: to know its every corner, to recognize its colorful cast, to feel truly lost in the experience.”
read full review ↗ - 90Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY EditionMar 24, 2019
“This adventure marks a maturation in the formula that fans have come to love. Everything new in Sekiro is achieved with graceful triumph, demonstrating how willing From Software is to experiment with new ideas and proving it to be one of the greatest modern developers.”
read full review ↗ - 70Metro ExodusFeb 13, 2019
“Despite these gripes, it’s clear that 4A Games has sacrificed none of Metro’s survivalist spirit. Amid all the ruin, murder, and mutation, there’s a humanity to this game that few other shooters ever reach. What started out as a cast of generic white guys (and a few POC) has become a family—people I’d reach out to, sit and drink with, make merry with until our throats became sore.”
read full review ↗ - 80PikunikuJan 27, 2019
“Pikuniku has so much personality bubbling out of every moment that I couldn’t put it down.”
read full review ↗ - 90Resident Evil 2Jan 22, 2019
“Come, feel the history, watch it, touch it, marvel at how anyone a century ago ever got by in this crazy world full of chess-themed electrical plugs. But don’t forget where you came from, and honor those traditions, goofy as they may seem to us now, and you’ll have all the more fun for it.”
read full review ↗ - 90Super Smash Bros. UltimateDec 12, 2018
“There’s no denying the palpable triumph of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. An ambitious, far-reaching project, it feels like years and years of dreams come true. A game with this number of characters, songs, stages, bosses, and callbacks simply feels like it shouldn’t exist. It’s hard to imagine a better Super Smash Bros. game, but with more content already on the way, Ultimate will continue to top itself for the foreseeable future. For now, it’s impossible not to love what has been so carefully crafted as Nintendo’s finest multiplayer game ever.”
read full review ↗ - 80Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!Nov 21, 2018
“Pokémon has a long and storied history, with plenty of exciting developments, and plenty of missteps. Let’s Go is more the former. These games imagine a beautiful, friendly future for Pokémon, and they’re more than worth any interested player’s time.”
read full review ↗ - 80Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!Nov 21, 2018
“Pokémon has a long and storied history, with plenty of exciting developments, and plenty of missteps. Let’s Go is more the former. These games imagine a beautiful, friendly future for Pokémon, and they’re more than worth any interested player’s time.”
read full review ↗ - 80Hitman 2Nov 13, 2018
“Suffice it to say, if all the stabbing, choking, and hippo-mauling is your kind of fun, Hitman 2 is the most Hitman there ever were, for better or worse. Its story, while plain, serves its purpose without getting in the way, and you’ll be able to stretch the murdering on for weeks to come, despite what few innovations there are being minor. There’s just nothing quite like Hitman, a series that defies everything we’ve learned about modern game business.”
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