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
    • 74 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Six little ninjas have to save animals and fight an evil samurai warlord. Each of the ninjas has its own special ability, like stopping time, playing a flute to slow down enemies or use a hammer to smash opponents. It's a simple game but it's a lot of fun.
    • 74 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    The game is currently still noticeably lacking in content, this Early Access release is more reminiscent of a larger demo.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Tiny Glade is more editor than game, but such a good one that every minute is a pleasure.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Extremely funny with plenty of zombie blood splatter that doesn't take itself seriously at any moment.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Lots of retro feeling, small scale. Only real fans of the 80s' transformers will enjoy Devastation. Sorry kids, these are not the Transformers you're looking for.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Strong, extensive rally simulation with outstanding courses.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    It feels like visiting an old friend. New in some regards, but nothing too surprising. And in this case, that's actually a good thing.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    The Ascent looks fantastic and offers grandiose combat. Frequent technical problems and annoying bugs, however, spoil the fun.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's fun, but not for very long. The ideas deserved a better game, but it's still a nice change from the typical first person shooter and it's not expensive at all.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The high random factor in the absolutely necessary restarts in each level, the somewhat too high degree of difficulty for my taste and the associated frustration factor makes from John Wick Hex not a bad, but also not a recommended game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Cities Skylines 2 is an outstanding transportation simulation, but as a city-building game it still doesn't feel as polished as its predecessor.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As far as parkour gameplay is concerned, this is a well done reboot with more story and content, but the the integration of new ideas feels artificial.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Dead in Vinland is a complex survival game that cleverly uses turn-based mechanics to motivate players in the long run.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It looks good, it's cool to play, but the singleplayer feels stretched and there are not enough different opponents to balance this.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A great playable, fun and always challenging football simulation.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a two-faced game that seems to be too complicated, old fashioned and unfair to new players. But it has a fascinating part when well-organized gamers play co-op and multiplayer matches.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The eight characters allow for a very varied approach, depending on their composition. I also liked the strategy part with the base building as a resting place between the missions. It underlines the feeling of being part of a long-established resistance movement. On the other hand, I was hoping for more from the perspective of the Russian partisans. Despite the scenario, the narrative remains very superficial.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Fun arcade racer for young and old Lego fans that absolutely didn't need a cash shop or any season passes.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Marvel Rivals is a real surprise hit that has what it takes to shake up the whole shooter genre.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Huge atmospheric open world racing game which lacks really good multiplayer ideas. In combination with the main game it's superior to similar games like Need for Speed.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    It's a technically meager but very extensive wrestling simulation, showing the fascination of entertainment sports in great detail.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    I can only laugh about the casino games because they are so absurd and ridiculous. This kind of thing just does not belong in a serious sports simulation and always distracts me from the actual game, because I want to throw baskets in NBA and not spin lucky wheels. Without casino and VC, NBA 2K would be a much better game.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Toy Story 3 is obviously targeted at a younger audience or casual players and will keep fans of Pixar busy for some time. It's not a bad game at all, but older gamers may just be, well, too old to really enjoy it.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Mafia: The Old Country successfully returns to the series' roots and tells a great story without any major surprises.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    The adventure 11 - 11: Memories Retold is little game, but it tells an emotional war drama that resonates for a long time.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Overall, it remains - also because of the lack of innovation - somewhat behind the predecessor. But if you're like me, you could still have a lot of fun with it.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • GameStar
    • 73 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Monolith's sympathetic main character, logical puzzles, and surprising plot twists make you forget the low budget.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Even better than its role model: In spite of seemingly modest graphics, Sons of Valhalla offers (almost) maximum fun.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dune: Spice Wars lacks spirit and a story campaign. The solid gameplay foundation alone is not convincing in the long run.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A beautiful and complex sandbox game full of activities without a real endgame, lots of grind and weak PvE.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Creepy mortician horror with believable corpse preservation and procedural demon terror. However, both quickly become monotonous.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    A great stalker shooter that's marred by catastrophic technical issues and stumbles over its own open world.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Mechwarrior 5 looks really good - but apart from the nice brute mech battles, it's just too bloodless.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The underwhelming release version of a shooter classic that shines mainly thanks to its mercilessly realistic atmosphere.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Nebuchadnezzar is a solid economic simulation game that lacks inspiration. Solely the choice of setting is remarkable.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    It's an improvement to ARMA 2, but it still includes some of the weaknesses. But now the game actually is what it should have been right from the start: a realistic military simulation that works most of the time.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Rise of the Ronin is a challenging open-word souls-like with versatile and dynamic combat and an unused setting.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Fans of the series are happy about new visuals and content, the unchanged gameplay won't win over anyone who finds farming boring.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    It's a well done game with surprisingly diverse tasks. It's not too demanding, but there are challenging puzzles to solve and the cut-scenes are probably the funniest of the series.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A well done Top-Down-Shooter with massive battles and great character development. A lot of fun.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    A groundbreaking third-person shooter is becoming available on new platforms, everything else remains unchanged compared to a decade ago.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    It captures the charm of the outstanding original, and should satisfy fans of the original. However, it is also monotonous, tough and a little unimaginative.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Medieval Dynasty is a motivating medieval city builder from the first person perspective, in which players have many things to do. The world, however, just doesn't feel alive.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    At the core it's a solid strategy game but almost nothing is better or different. Less innovation than FIFA or Call of Duty.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Cloudpunk brings a dystopia full of humour and human abysses to life. Cyberpunk fans will be pleased.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    This chapter of ESO ist full of Skyrim nostalgia, but suffers from a weak story and a lack of innovations.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Floodland offers a fresh, intriguing setting and implements it in an atmospheric manner, yet there are apparent flaws.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Partly extremly hard, but never quite unfair retro platformer with idiosyncratic charm, which properly picks up steam in arcade mode only.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It may look a bit dry and Whitechapel could have been filled with more life, but it's fun to hunt Jack the Ripper with both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Watson is more than just a sidekick this time, even though both heroes are played quite similar. The best Sherlock Holmes game from Frogwares so far.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Fancy, compact turn-based strategy with an Indiana Jones setting, tricky, tactical battles, cool heroes, and great soundtrack.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    It’s not a third expansion, just a well done mini-campaign. The adventure takes place in busy Westgate and some smaller areas, there is no world outside of the city walls. There are a lot of things to do, weird characters to meet and dialogues which even surpass the quality of the main game from time to time.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    This playable Anime is a must for every Fan of Dragon Ball Z. The game world would need to play a bigger part to make this a hit.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A sophisticated mix of building sim, exploration, hack & slash and tower-defense in a lovingly designed variant of Norse mythology.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's a standard update with better graphics ad an academy for newcomers but few improvements.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • GameStar
    • 73 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Action filled fun with lots of endearing heroes and great game mechanics, but it lacks diversity.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Worldslayer offers what Outriders fans expect from an expansion: more of the familiar in a polished state.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Entertaining Action-RPG with great fight mechanics, but full of problems regarding game balance and story.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Need for Speed finally finds its way back on track and is especially worthwhile for solo racers who enjoy a well thought-out campaign.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    It offers a popcorn-like action campaign and a great zombie mode, but multiplayer is just basic training.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The game design is completely outdated, but you get a lot of old-school Tomb Raider for your bucks!
    • 73 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    It looks like a twin to the first installment, but offers new gameplay elements and a lot of fun. Having to repeat the main quest in every new game is a bit annoying, though.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A lightning-fast and entertaining arcade racer that is slowed down by its wide array of game systems.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Laysara takes you to a beautiful and unspoiled mountain setting with complex and skilfully crafted gameplay mechanics.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A single developer did a far better job with Banished than the whole team of Maxis with Sim City. Yes, there are still some things missing, like upgrades or more buildings, but there will be mod tools for the community.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    While the new location, the plot and Stasis as a new subclass type do enhance Destiny 2, Beyond Light adds too little overall.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Fast-paced story shooter that combines thrilling battles in slightly monotonous levels with a cool sci-fi atmosphere.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Great remaster of a real action classic. The timeless gameplay mechanics still work in 2016.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Setting and story make you think, without sermonizing. The gameplay needs improvements, though.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Frontlines is basically an easy-to-learn shooter with lots of action. But your AI-controlled comrades-in-arms are close to useless because of their stupid behavior. This is the reason why Kaos Studios didn't achive the goal to create a solo campaign that feels like a multiplayer game. In the end, it's a team shooter that plays like an ego shooter - at least as long as you play offline.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Lots of weapnon, fast action, huge explosions and impressive sounds, but no automatic healing or taking cover. Hard Reset was supposed to be old school and it is. It could have been more than just a five-hour-game, though.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Exciting medieval battles with few but specialized heroes in a varied solo campaign, no base building.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Above all, Forges of Corruption gives you more Warhammer: Boltgun, but lacks any innovation.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Very combat focused RPG. You can manipulate time within the turn-based fantasy battles - perfect for tinkerers with patience.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    If you really want to go deep into strategic battles and conquer every inch of the sometimes sprawling big cards, then Steel Division 2 is the place to go and gets tens of hours of entertainment with sophisticated battle strategies. However, those who do not like vigorous micromanagement should bypass the new digital Eastern Front.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Time at Portia is fun for the whole family, a mix of farm sim and RPG with cute design and easy learning curve.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Successful mix of RTS and RPG on the path of recovery - but still not completely without bugs.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The captivating blend of shooter and RPG offers versatile and exciting interlocked skills and classes.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Kona is a well-done mix of survival, mystery and crime which makes you interested in the next parts of the series.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Since Doom in 2016, no shooter has played so well for me and has motivated me so much to further develop my character's abilities and weapons. Here lies the greatest strength of Rage 2: lure me with skills that actually feel like an improvement...However, thanks to the monotonous missions and the empty open world, Rage 2 runs out of steam after only five to six hours of play.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    It's more than just an XCOM clone. Hard West is Wild West mystery with tactics, depth and death. It only fails with regard to long-term motivation.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Cyanides Space Hulk is close to the board game, but suffers from sluggish control and too short a campaign. Best played against a buddy.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Consistent improvement of the series, in which you can sink dozens of hours with the right mindset.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    The concept of the long-distance space driving simulation Star Trucker works, but it lacks a bit of content for long-term motivation.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Multi-layered role-playing game for exploration and stealth enthusiasts and also everyone who doesn't care about exciting combat.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Are you good or evil? Or both? And should you buy this game? It may not be as good as Mass Effect 2, but it’s still a lot of fun to follow Mike through his adventures, despite some out of date graphics and the dumb AI, because as a role playing game, it just works fine.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The third installment of Dawn of War is motivating due to upgradable heroes and battles to conquer fortresses, which add to the standard missions. The missions, which can last up to two hours, are demanding. Quite often you will fight at several fronts at once while being pressed for time.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    I am convinced by the lovable figures of Draugen, so much so that I did not need the turn at the end. They work for themselves, are versatile, charming and simply alive.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thrilling survival game that uses great atmosphere and smart ideas for a well done twist in the rogue-like genre.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Brutal action shooter with a complex combat system and some flaws in balancing, storytelling and technology.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    If we don't encounter bugs, Pathfinder: Kingmaker with its epic scope is nothing less than the heir to Baldur's Gate.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Greatly improved soccer manager that revives the old Anstoss feeling, but hasn't quite arrived in the modern age yet.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.

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