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
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Developer Respawn builds a Star Wars adventure that constantly reminds me why I fell in love with the Skywalker saga as a child. Fallen Order is a love letter to the classic trilogy, respects the clone wars, and shows me the dark era of the Empire like no other Star Wars story before.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    At its core, this is a fantastic port oft he Alien franchise into gaming. However, the almost too-strong Alien can be frustrating at times.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The Witcher could have been a much better roleplaying game if it wasn't for it's long loading times, unnecessary traveling, uncomfortable handling and bugs.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Mechanics like the Dragonguard crossbow are a first step in the right direction, but are altogether too seldom used to be really positive. In the long run, the virtues of the game eventually fade away from the uniformity of the scaffolding - and that's just a shame given many good elements.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Mordhau is for me almost something like Asterix for adults.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Short, firm soul-like that keeps you entertained for 20 hours. Learning curve and replay value are low.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Overlord delivers the usual good quality. However, the vassal mechanics in particular will not be equally relevant to everyone.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The exciting story mode, the motivating F1 world and considerably improved handling make F1 23 an exceptional racing game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    In terms of game mechanics, Borderlands 4 is the best installment in the series, but the open world is a bit of a letdown.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Beautiful and moving jump & run with puzzles, solid game mechanics and a great hero.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Ghostrunner really grabbed me for two reasons: On the one hand, thanks to the ingeniously playful level design, I feel like a child on the adventure playground again. And on the other hand, Ghostrunner lets me feel that there is no need for superpowers to gamble through, if you just really dig into the mechanics and levels.
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Everspace 2 is a fun looter/shooter RPG with an engaging yet down-to-earth story that will keep you entertained for days.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Star Wars Outlaws doesn't excel in any particular area, but it's still an unforgettable open-world story.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    F1 22 delights with new cars and a perfect Formula 1 atmosphere, but the driveability could use some fine-tuning.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you were hoping that Tales of Monkey Island would at least end in some kind of fireworks of ideas, you will be disappointed. Dull and without creativity, this is how Telltale ends the series. It's well meant, but disappointing. It's not bad, but just not enough for Monkey Island.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Fortnite has almost perfected the Battle Royale concept and added a touch of its own.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Lords of Shadow is the best action-adventure game in recent years.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Darksiders 2 is larger, more varied and more motivating than the first game, and all game elements - be it story, battle, puzzle or skill pad - engage almost perfectly. I would have preferred a slightly more modern technology backbone and more fine-tuned mouse and keyboard controls. But these are small things that I forgive in such a captivating game as this.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    It's rare to find a game that deals with topics like depression in such a mature way. If you want to experience an experimental artistic adventure, you're in for a journey you won't easily forget.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Great content, but also a technically obsolete VR version, with half-hearted and annoying conversion problems in many places.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Despite the courageous setting choices and high standards, Hunt: Showdown is an exceptional shooter that occupies its own small niche in times of dwindling Battle Royale hype with innovative ideas and perfection of balanced gameplay.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Vessel annoyed me at first with the more sub-optimal control, but the more I've played, the more fun but I had it.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Songs of Silence manages to convince with fresh ideas, but their implementation still reveals weaknesses.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wild, challenging first-person ride with useful additions compared to Part 1, but not every new feature actually works.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It’s like Mario Kart for adults and the best multi-player racing game so far. It’s easy to forget how long you are already playing and there’s enough fun in this game to last for months.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The battles feel like the ones from Darksiders, the dialogues remind of Bioware titles, and the world wants to be as big and multifarious as Skyrim. Reckoning gets this mixture just about right, but misses its evident types in any discipline. I had fun anyway, which is mainly due to the cool talent system and the fascinating tale. Whoever lets oneself into it, receives a successful action-role-playing game that has found its place exactly between linear story-nuggets (Dragon Age) and open-world adventures (Skyrim).
    • 81 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Finding Paradise is a simple game, but convinces with its emotional and unusual story as well as the clever humor.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sam & Max behind bars! That’s how the third season starts and it’s a great start, too. Lots of comedy, running gags, the return of beloved characters and new ideas - but still a bit too easy.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Gearbox mixed a first person shooter with a role playing game and slightly missed the mark. After 20 levels you've basically seen everything, the story is very thin and still you keep playing to collect more items. The setting and the good graphics deserved more than that.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Defense Grid 2 is not a revolutionary sequel, it plays more like a subtly refined version of the first part. The successor to one of the best tower defense games is no revolution but still in the first class of the genre.

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