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For 2,614 reviews, this publication has graded:
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  • 6% same as the average critic
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On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 The Messenger
Lowest review score: 10 Vroom in the Night Sky
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,688 out of 2614
  2. Mixed: 845 out of 2614
  3. Negative: 81 out of 2614
2626 game reviews
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Owlboy
    Owlboy is a masterpiece. Plain and simple.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    GORN 2
    GORN 2 is a must-play VR title and has been pulling me back into the VR medium. Between hilarious combat and a weird story, GORN 2 is incredible.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
    VA-11 Hall-A is a funny, thought-provoking, and sometimes tragic work of art, with truly original gameplay and a beautiful aesthetic unlike anything else on the market.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
    Shadowbringers is more than just a masterful arc in a beloved tale; it’s one of the best Final Fantasy stories ever realized, showcasing an MMORPG at the apex of its craft.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Starcraft Remastered
    Starcraft retains its seat in the high pantheon of genre defining games.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons takes everything good about Animal Crossing and improves it ten-fold.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Enter the Gungeon
    Enter the Gungeon is a full-clip of awesome, loaded into a gun of perfection and fired onto the most interesting console.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Dragon Age: The Veilguard
    BioWare took the time they needed to bring Dragon Age fans the perfect RPG experience. From style to story and everything in between, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is everything I wanted from this entry in the Dragon Age universe.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Astro Bot
    ASTRO BOT is creative, inventive, insanely fun, and a true love letter to the legacy of the PlayStation.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Split Fiction
    Split Fiction is a masterpiece. Between engaging emotional storytelling and wildly experimental gameplay mechanics that manage to stay fun start to finish, everyone should play Split Fiction.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Rollerdrome
    The Roll7 team have achieved an original greatness with Rollerdrome across the board: original concept, 80s nostalgia music and art—augmented with super fluid mechanics and gameplay.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a sheer triumph in every department, evolving beyond its inspirations to present one of the most engrossing RPGs of the last decade.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    Expertly expanding upon its predecessor, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is not only one of the best Star Wars games to date, but a masterclass in blending genres, pacing, and emotional gut-punches.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Demonschool
    Demonschool is a straight-A Turn-Based Strategy game. Thoughtful, stylish, innovative and incredibly fun.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Baldur's Gate 3
    Baldur's Gate 3 masterfully blends gameplay, story & music with incredible player agency & emotional tension, a true gaming masterpiece.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a deftly rebuilt iteration of a foundational title—making the must-play strategy-RPG easier to enjoy than ever before.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    God of War
    God of War is back with one of the most rewarding experiences on the PlayStation 4 to date.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is everything that was great about Igarashi’s Metroidvania titles all rolled into one, and feels like it will be as timeless a game as Symphony of the Night.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Age of Empires IV
    Age of Empires 4 is a bold and ambitious evolution of the series, and quite likely one of the best RTS games ever made.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Hades
    I’ve never had the chance to review a perfect game, nor did I ever think I would, but Hades is that game. SuperGiant Games prove once again that no one is creating games as unique and fun as they are.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
    The definitive edition of Final Fantasy XV.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XV
    Final Fantasy XV is a challenge to modern game design and traditional masculine gaming narratives, on top of being a truly phenomenal, enriching experience. Square Enix has reclaimed its throne.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Chicory: A Colorful Tale
    Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an absolute delight—fun, engrossing, and bursting with creativity.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Blasphemous
    A brilliantly realized, brutal and bloody Metroidvania that is the next best thing to reading up on Catholic Martyrs while you whip yourself with a barbed cat-o-nine-tails.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Tetris Effect
    Tetris Effect combines the simplicity of Tetris with an evocative and awe-inspiring mixture of music and visuals to create an experience unlike any other.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Sonic Mania Plus
    Sonic Mania Plus adds more to a game that was already perfect.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
    Basically, Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 is all about decorating and designing, and that really is the core of the franchise. If this is something you love, then the update is for you.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Borderlands 4
    This is Borderlands perfected. A game that takes the foundation of the series and elevates it in every conceivable way. Funnier, smarter, richer, more thrilling, and absolutely overflowing with reasons to keep playing long after the credits roll.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Plucky Squire
    The Plucky Squire is a phenomenal game from a debut studio and is an absolute must-play.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XVI
    Final Fantasy XVI melds the best of the series’ themes with a modern, malleable take on combat—creating a heartrending, generation-defining tale of revenge, fate, and freedom.
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    • 80 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Inkbound
    Inkbound fuses unique concepts together to create a good story and a better video game, a must-play for those looking for a new adventure. [Early Access Score = 80]
    • tbd Metascore
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    Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator
    Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator fundamentally works, even with some minor bugs and a lack of gameplay variety—the game has a lot of work to create the ultimate virtual park ranger experience. [Early Access Score = 65]
    • tbd Metascore
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    Second Extinction
    Second Extinction disappoints as an unoriginal multiplayer dino shooter with an uneven difficulty, unbalanced weapons and mind-numbingly repetitive missions. [Early Access Review Score = 60]
    • tbd Metascore
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    007 First Light
    I did not know what to think when I first heard IOI was working on a James Bond game, but having played 007 First Light, I can think of no studio better for this. It nailed the experience and the tone, and used its expertise in a way that feels fresh, engaging and fun. The team knows what it is doing and has gone all out to build a game that is unmistakably James Bond while feeling like a natural evolution for the studio. [3-Hour Hands-On Impressions]
    • tbd Metascore
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    inZOI
    As it stands, big caveats aside, inZOI is an interesting experiment but not one that I would readily recommend, at least not at the launch of Early Access. What is here is, again, intriguing, yes, but far from feature-complete and optimized for performance. [Pre-Early Access Impressions]
    • tbd Metascore
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    SpellPunk VR
    SpellPunk VR’s magic fizzles out from barely-working controls and limited engagement to keep players coming back after the first time. [Early Access Score = 50]
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    33 Immortals
    There is a certain sense of feeling like a wandering soul in 33 Immortals that the title captures in a way that I haven’t experienced in a game before, making the experience truly feel unique yet familiar within the roguelike genre. [Early Access Impressions]
    • tbd Metascore
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    Masters of Albion
    The big differentiator in Masters of Albion is its focus on industry: the game is one part city-builder and one part god game, smashed together. [Early Access Impressions]
    • tbd Metascore
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    Blightstone
    Blightstone brings a charming roguelike strategy game to the forefront of early access, an easy recommendation to fans of the genre. [Early Access Score = 80]
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    Disney Dreamlight Valley
    Despite borrowing heavily from other life sims, Disney Dreamlight Valley feels unique and charming enough in its own right. However, the Switch version has some glaring pains at launch. [Early Access Score = 70]
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    GALAHAD 3093
    The attention to customizability and accessibility of Galahad 3093 showcased how a mech-shooting game does not need to prioritize great graphics over a game playable for everyone. [Early Access Score = 70]

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