GameStar's Scores

  • Games
For 2,398 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:
2450 game reviews
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    That's the way remakes should be. The new edition of Resident Evil 2 transports the horror classic of 1998 with stylish graphics and top technology into the modern age.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Disco Elysium is my game of the year.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    In F1 2021, Codemasters expands the strengths of the predecessor and only slips up small with Braking Point.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A classic, stylishly updated, for a fair price. Even without the nostalgia bonus it's a great adventure full of humor and weird characters.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Two of the best action adventures of all time delight with a lot of charm, fast-paced gameplay and an almost perfect PC port.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Even if you have to familiarise yourself with it at first: This atmospheric medieval RPG is already a genre classic.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A great playable, fun and always challenging football simulation.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Battlefield 1 is simply outstanding in multiplayer. The fact that the campaign is just average doesn't really matter.
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    • 90 Critic Score
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    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ghost of Tsushima not only impresses as a beautifully staged samurai open world, but also as an outstanding PC port.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    What a pleasant surprise. The Coalition was able to keep the proven and brutal gameplay feeling and still improve and develop it in a sensible way.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Phantom Liberty delivers one of the best stories in the role-playing genre and presents Cyberpunk 2077 at its best.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Street Fighter 4 turns out to be as good as we hoped. If you've never played a Street Fighter game or even one of the other games of the genre, this is your chance to do so. Countless modes and characters promise fun for several months. Similar games will have a hard time trying to be any better.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Konami has improved the AI a lot and everything just feels smoother and more direct. It's not a revolution, but a more polished and improved version of the game.
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    • 90 Critic Score
    A brilliant expansion that crowns the masterpiece. Newcomers start with the basic game, connoisseurs will find themselves in paradise.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Forbidden West takes a lot of good decisions and is even better than its predecessor - with the exception being the story.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A nearly flawless gem of an action game that challenges you as much as it rewards you.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The first Dead Space was a stress test, this is a real game where you can stop, recover and play around with different weapons- and it's still extremly thrilling.
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Many detailed improvements to the career and car handling make F1 24 the best Formula 1 racing game in years.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty is as good as expected, but you'll need to be patient with it. The game takes some time to get going and behind all the upgraded technologies it's still the same StarCraft we've been knowing for 12 years. It's the best real-time strategy game of the last years and while not perfect, StarCraft 2 is a real masterpiece of PC gaming and even better as a multi-player game.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Empire: Total War still has some teething problems, but the latest installment of the Total War series is its best one nonetheless. The game takes place in the 18th century with eleven playable countries. As usual, you govern you country and move your armies on the strategy map, while battles are fought in real-time, including sea battles. If you like strategy games, you need to play Empire: Total War.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The small changed could have been sold as a DLC or add-on for F1 2010, but on its own F1 2011 is a first class racing game, challenging in higher levels and very entertaining.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Graphics, sound, gameplay – everything just clicks here. This is the new benchmark for single-player shooters.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A modern remake of a classic that delights fans and newcomers alike with impressive graphics and first-class sound design.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Wilds combines thrilling combat in a vibrant game environment with a highly motivating upgrade loop.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Death’s Door is an exceptional action-RPG that delights with challenging combat and cleverly thought-out game design.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Astro Bot is not always challenging in terms of gameplay, but offers pretty, varied and detailed platform worlds full of funny ideas.
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    Incredibly entertaining and thought-out trading card game down to the last detail, which still lacks scope and Marvel atmosphere. [Early Access Score = 75]
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    The game hardly develops original concepts and fails to implement the more complex structures seen in its role models. There is just no reason to choose Star Dynasties over Crusader Kings 3 or Stellaris.
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    The approach of combining the gameplay of Factorio with action- and roguelike elements is very interesting in theory. However, its implementation currently leaves too many wishes unfulfilled, especially in regard to the far too simplistic combat system. [Early Access]
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    All in all, The Immortal Mayor shows some promising approaches, yet nothing more. The first deficiencies become apparent after a short playing time. [Early Access]
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    Clanfolk isn't as good as Rimworld yet, but it's not missing much. [Early Access review]
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    In this railway construction game, the challenging route planning is particularly convincing. But there is still a lot to do before full release. [Early Access Review]
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    Sapiens joins the now quite a long list of promising building sims in Early Access, which are still a long way from completion. [Early Access Review]
    • 79 Metascore
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    In its current state, there are simply too many cogwheels missing in the gearbox, so I advise against buying it. Instead, you should reconsider a purchase upon release. [Early Access Review]
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    Basic framework of a survival RPG with interesting co-op systems and a lot of room for improvement. [Early Access review]
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    It may well be that Nobody - The Turnaround started its Early Access too early.
    • 76 Metascore
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    Everything the Viking game does I've seen way too many times lately. [Early Access Review]
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    Wrecked buildings have never looked fancier.
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    Who would have thought that an Early Access game these days would come onto the market in a more complete state than some of the triple-A blockbusters. Bugs and glitches are negligible and are fixed remarkably prompt. Myth of Empires is an exciting project, which, especially at its full release, could shake up the genre. [Early Access]
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    The potential of this survival game, with what is probably the most realistic water physics to date, is indeed enormous. [Early Access]
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    You should keep Cosmoteer on your radar or you'll miss out on the next space hit. [Early Access review]
    • 86 Metascore
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    In its current state, Core Keeper is no replacement for Terraria or Minecraft. [...] That, however, doesn't make Core Keeper a bad game, quite the opposite. [Early Access review]
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    Anno plus Cities: Skylines results in an identity crisis. [Early Access Review]
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    It's a good thing that Surviving the Abyss is just getting started in Early Access, as community feedback and new content will hopefully lead to a more rounded and better game over time. [Early Access]
    • 69 Metascore
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    The amazing open world of Shadow of Doubt deserves a better game. [Early Access Review]
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    If the Chinese developers listen to their fans and throw their weird combat power system overboard, nothing stands in the way of success. [Early Access Review]
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    It combines Anno islands with Factorio automatisms - and that's addictive! [Early Access Review]
    • 80 Metascore
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    My Time at Sandrock sends the idyllic farmstead simulation genre into the desert. Sounds risky, but it pays off in full even in Early Access.
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    I can recommend Big Ambitions to anyone who has always wanted to know what it's like to start your own business and see it thrive and flourish.
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    What exists so far is excellent, no question about it, but you must be really starved for tactical RPGs if this very early version of the game is worth a whopping 20 euros to you. [Early Access Review]
    • 62 Metascore
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    While it's undoubtedly a competent game even at this stage, I can see little reason why anyone would choose it over Starcraft 2. [Early Access Review]
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    Silica at this point holds exciting promise for the future. [Early Access review]
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    Quotation forthcoming. [Early Access Review]
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    Even for the low price, Farmer's Life is at this point only worthwhile if you are interested in the setting. [Early Access review]
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    Voxel Tycoon is something like a love child of a threesome between Transport Tycoon, Minecraft and Factorio. [Early Access review]
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    On the whole, it mimics the originals so well that when I played it I felt like I was looking at an early, unfinished Cyberpunk GTA. [Early Access Review]
    • 66 Metascore
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    To put it politely, we can say that the idea behind Achilles: Legends Untold is quite interesting and that theoretically it could still become a good game. At the moment, however, it's so heavily half-baked and unfinished. [Early Access Review]
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    The individual game components are too unfinished, the controls are too uncomfortable and the campaign is too boring. Now, the crucial question is: Can Sea of Craft turn things around within its Early Access phase? [Early Access Review]
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    In the end, it could actually become anything in between a total failure and a big hit. [Early Access Review]
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    Goal! The Club Manager should never have been released in this state. Not even in Early Access. [Early Access Review]
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    Only NASA has more realistic space simulations. [Early Access Review]
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    Multiplayer is still missing, the user interface is crap, but it plays surprisingly well. The endgame is also fun. [Early Access review]
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    In terms of atmosphere, it's already so engrossing that the several hours of playtime per battle just fly by. [Early Access Review]
    • 72 Metascore
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    So far, the cult simulator is quite promising. Sound, appearance and the humorous mood go together very well and convey a convincing 70s atmosphere. [Early Access Review]
    • 83 Metascore
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    Terra Invcita is a typical modder game: full of soul and completely overloaded. [Early Access Review[
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    Train Life merges two genres that enthrall rail-fans.
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    Distant Kingdoms is already a rock-solid city builder with well-interlinked mechanisms and motivating gameplay. [Early Access Review]
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    Revival: Recolonization has many ideas to find its niche in the classic Civilization-4X genre. But their implementation is lacking. [Early Access Review]
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    There's not a whole lot in Warno's Early Access version yet, but what's there is actually fun and prompts genuine anticipation. [Early Access review]
    • 69 Metascore
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    The Siege of Paris simply delivers another Northman adventure that doesn't stand out in any way.
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    Fans of Fallout and those interested in post-apocalyptic fiction with a weakness for fast-paced action can get it without hesitation. However, if plot and quest decisions are of the uttermost importance for you, Death Trash clearly has too little to offer at this time.
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    The lack of fine-tuning and elaborate features is so severe that I currently cannot encourage anyone to buy it.
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    Colony Ship is a tactical RPG with a surprisingly interesting sci-fi story. [Early Access Review]
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    Skid Cities is a potential hit in need of fine-tuning.
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    The Spanish indie development team Abylight Barcelona has turned a dark setting into a surprisingly relaxed, funny construction sim. [Early Access Review]
    • 84 Metascore
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    I've been playing Gordian Quest way longer than necessary. [Early Access Review]
    • 74 Metascore
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    The game is currently still noticeably lacking in content, this Early Access release is more reminiscent of a larger demo.

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