GameStar's Scores

  • Games
For 2,399 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 9% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 94 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Lowest review score: 10 Fast & Furious Crossroads
Score distribution:
2451 game reviews
    • 75 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    It may be a simple game, but who cares- The low difficulty makes it possible to enjoy the fairy tale world where you can be a benevolent hero and king – or just the opposite.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    FIFA Manager 10 brings a new visuals with a powerful 3D engine for the matches. We can be a football player, a coach or the president offering many options perfect for the soccer fans. Sadly It has several problems in the matches engine but the game is more focused to the spectacular way than realistic. The best addition is the multiplayer online mode. The best FIFA Manager untill now.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    As a 3D Sonic a step in the right direction. The open world has a lot to offer but gets lost in redundancy.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    I couldn't do anything with previous works that were quite jumpscare-heavy with Bloober Teams, but The Medium grabbed me straight away.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    A well-made adventure-kick-off thanks to companions and Oblivion nostalgia, however, it suffers from performance issues and a too spacious area.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Gripping and atmospheric Souls-like that scores with a gloomy atmosphere, exciting world design and precise combat system.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    South of Midnight fails to make anything out of its fantastic setting, but its atmosphere alone makes it special.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    A slow-paced yet challenging survival building game set in an immersive post-apocalyptic world with a village on top of an adorable giant dinosaur.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Fun anime adventure with vehicle battles, that is sadly far too simple and could have used a bit more variety.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Playing cards is just something for the elderly? Not Battleforge. The game combines card collecting with fast real-time strategy. After the good tutorial you have to digest a lot of information. Just imagine starting a strategy game with the last mission. But it's worth hanging on, there are a lot of possibilities. The game even looks good.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Decent remaster, which not only revives the strengths of Rome, but unfortunately also the inept AI.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Victor Vran offers motivating and dynamic battles and it's twice the fun in co-op mode.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    The damage values in attacks are too arbitrary, the collision detection is not always optimal and wear of the weapons, at least initially more than annoying.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    A very exciting story, which makes a huge impression on me in every scene thanks to an outstanding sound design...A unique thriller that tells a story with unexpected gameplay ideas.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Even 14 years after the original, it's still a very unusual 3D platformer with lots of clever ideas and a wacky design.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Visions of Mana is a charming old-school JRPG that will captivate you with its charm.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Not a Hero is one those games that is fantastic at the beginning, but that feeling doesn't last too long. After a few hours it's less entertaining but that's ok given the price.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    This game turns everything upside down – and that’s good and bad at the same time. The physics simulation isn’t bug free and there is no story at all, but the puzzles are challenging, there are lots of save points to avoid frustration and even an online-ranking.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Impressively beautiful stealth game with a variety of memorable characters and tasks, works completely without violence.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Chernobylite offers an exciting story in a unique world that loses little of its fascination despite repetitive missions.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    This war of the vampires is rapid and entertaining, inviting you to a few matches in an atmospheric setting. Even without dice!
    • 75 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A fast-paced mix of turn-based tactics and action elements. Partly confusing combat areas with cool events. Little tactical depth.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's not really the next big thing, but well done, with great characters and humor. And there is still room for a lot of sequels.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    This extremely difficult indie RPG in the style of the 90s offers a lot of depth but no comfort features.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    A visually appealing package with AI flaws, which more than other parts of the series is a matter of taste.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A little more intelligent AI would have made the stealth and evasion exciting passages, taking somewhat more precise control of some frustrating moments. However, Warp is a nice game, everyone should try this one, especially since it only costs ten euros.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Well done successor of the homage to Dungeon Keeper, which consistently expands the strengths of the predecessor and mends some vulnerabilities...In the end dungeons 3 might not be a masterpiece, but if you are looking for a good dungeon strategy again, you can't go wrong.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fine retro shooter in the Warhammer universe that would be even better with automap, editor or multiplayer mode and more enemy variety.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    A new Saga offshoot with lots of good, but not perfectly implemented ideas.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • GameStar
    • 75 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The first DLC for Borderlands 3 boasts a lot of gags and crazy characters. Nothing new in the gameplay department, though.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead Island 2 knows what it wants and does it just right. The zombie slasher is good solo, but even better in co-op.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Smart indie RPG with a great setting, fun card battles and interesting characters.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The creativity put into this game is more than enough for three games, but behind the art there's not much diversity. But we still wanted to know how the story ends.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Surprisingly good adventure prequel with emotional power. Runs out of steam towards the end.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Exciting battles with many different units which requires a massive grind. Balancing will be a permanent construction area.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Evoland 2 is a bombastic mix of console-type RPG, fighting game, turn-based strategy and platformer - something for real game experts.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Solid mix of Metroidvania and roguelike with epic boss battles, but often very conservative and sometimes slow-moving.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Solid railway game in the style of Ascaron's economic simulations. Doesn't reinvent the wheel, but works well.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A well done remastered version of a still fantastic RPG milestone. Small problems like the cumbersome inventory are still there, but that doesn't change the fact that everybody should get to know this game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Ara: History Untold dares a lot, but many things still don't work out as planned. It still falls short of its role model, Civilization.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    It's a good game and all the ingredients are there, but it's missing the love and passion that Rocksteady used to pour into those games. The world is bigger but lifeless, the story isn't as thrilling.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Battlestations Pacific looks nice, but that doesn’t help if the rest of the game is just plain boring. Every mission plays like the last one, there’s no rise in difficulty and no real connection between the missions. After playing the game for a few hours you’ll ask yourself “What’s the point?”
    • 74 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    The least interesting add-on for The Sims 3. There's a good amount of new accessories, but hardly any new rules or challenges. It's like EA saying here are some new toys, go and play."
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    It may not look as nice as Crysis 2, but at least there's a hero to identify with with an interesting story. If you like action without the usual war scenarios, get to Mars.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The best job of all may be to cound the daily revenue for The Sims 3 at EA, but this add-on probably comes quite close. Even though it's a bit more of the same, it's hard to escape the typical Sims charm.
    • GameStar
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Orwell sends intense, cold shivers down the spine of the player/supervisor. As long as he's willing to read a lot.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Worth a look for nostalgics. But even connoisseurs of the original will quickly lose the desire to play due to the dusty game mechanics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Well-done remake of a classic for old-school fans with a few problems regarding controls and animations.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Good ideas with mediocre implementation. The basics just don't work.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Top Spin 2K25 offers challenging gameplay for tennis fans, but struggles with technical weaknesses and pushy microtransactions.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    A Vampyre Story creates a wonderful atmosphere, looks good and is very detailed, but the open end and the riddles change the picture a lot. There are not enough hints, but far too many pointless interactions. The game requires a lot of patience, which kills the fun playing it.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Innovative detective role-playing game in a highly interesting world in which your decisions have far-reaching consequences.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Minimalistic and consistent real-time strategy game, which lacks some variety in the long term.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    The most bombastic open-world title of the year is like a playground that works better, the more you lower your brain activity. Brain off, fun on.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Total War: Pharaoh makes the best of a difficult setting, but can't mask all of its problems.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Motivating and entertaining adventure game with interesting decisions, great character design and strategic diversity.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Highly motivating dungeon crawler with great pixel graphics, the mixture of loot and shop management is persuasive.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    For people who value games based mainly on the cost-to-game ratio, Superliminal is definitely a flop.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    More freedom and lots of little improvements make this sequel a lot better - and all that for a fair price.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • GameStar
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Even after 21 years, Dawn of War remains one of the best strategy games ever made and would have deserved an even more elaborate remaster.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hotline Miami 2 is indeed a fun and exciting action spectacle, but also a little disappointing successor of a great game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    If you like pure action, just add another 10 to 15 points because of the atmosphere. Everybody else should prepare for a extremely linear action game, but it's still a lot of fun.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Lucasarts has found a worthy heir: Daedalic from Germany. The game may deal with rubbish, dirt and crap, but there is only one word to describe Deponia: terrific!
    • 74 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    An atmospheric medieval excursion whose narrative ends far too abruptly.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Far Cry 6 is an entertaining open-world shooter with an exceptional variety of weapons, albeit it gets carried away by an excess of features.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The underlying principle is indestructible, but compared to its predecessors, the F2P restart disappoints with a lack of content and improvements.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Atmospherically dense literature-like adventure with unusual game mechanics, casts a gloomy view of America.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Interesting adaptation of the popular tale with well-done additional parts. However, the main character Poirot has serious weaknesses.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    At release, Stormgate is not as extensive as promised, but it is still a much better RTS than it was at the start of Early Access.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    PowerWash Simulator is suitable for some spare time after a long day at work despite the lack of water physics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Dungeons 4 sticks to its guns: slapstick humour, dungeon master vibes and simple gameplay. Nothing more, nothing less.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Far Cry Primal brings the stone age to life like nothing else before, but the repetitive gameplay can't keep up with the great setting.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    If you like to try out different things and new concepts, it's more than worth a look. The co-op play, the battles and experiments with new spells are fun, but there are many balance problems and bugs the developers need to fix.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    A philosophical-scientific story meets intelligent puzzles - with a better end of the story this could have been a real masterpiece.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Almost identical to XCOM 2 in visuals and gameplay, although not as polished. Hit zones provide more tactical depth, though.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Grid does not go beyond its "solid" status.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Cozy building strategy game with a unique robot wild west look that combines elements of Anno, mine construction and battles against underground creatures.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    If you know the movies you'll feel right at home. Egon Spengler still talks like a scientist, Ray Stantz still has his love handles and Peter Venkman can't walk past a woman without trying to flirt. The game is also full of insider jokes regarding the movies. But it's to short and the PC version lacks the co-op mode.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's a promising basic game with great fighting system, but too many features are missing still.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    A fun zombie shooter for coop players, though without innovative elements. Beware of in-game purchases and pay walls.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The online games feel fresh. But the gameplay changes are only in the details, since years the FIFA series is based on the same formulas. FIFA 21 clearly lacks innovation.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game still kind of works because of the KI and the good controls, but that doesn't make up for bad level design and presentation. Alma doesn't cause fear anymore, she's just annoying.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Mordheim is a lot of fun, despite its rough corners, if you are patient and willing to live with harsh consequences.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Visually and gameplay-wise Oceanhorn is a good Zelda clone with lots of charme, definitely worth a journey by sailing boat.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Minimal remaster that changes almost nothing, doesn't look dewy fresh, but is still as much fun today as it was in 2010.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Atmospheric and thematically very dense strategy game about agents, with some weaknesses and annoying mechanics spoiling the fun.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    One of the most disputed game series is back and expectations are as big as the name. It turns out to be a decent game, but there are not enough innovation to make it a great game. The multi-player mode is entertaining, but not as good as it was.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    I am really looking forward to the next mission, the next dialog, the next puzzle. As in a solo role-playing game flat. And this is not an error but a boon.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Darktide is an outstanding shooter and one of the best Warhammer 40k games, but it struggles with technical and progression issues.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Yes, Rogue hardly differs from Black Flag, but it's just right.

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