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
    • 84 Metascore
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    Brutally difficult and thrilling 2D platformer with Metroidvania innuendos, a crazy scenario and motivating learning curve.
    • 86 Metascore
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    If the joy of driving were a melody, Forza Horizon 3 would play almost every note perfectly. A milestone for the racing genre, but with some technical problems.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Fast-paced, very smart and original adventure for two players, full of surprises and awe-inspiring moments.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Lords of Shadow is the best action-adventure game in recent years.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Scholar of the First Sin is the ultimate Dark Souls 2, no question.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The most comprehensive, varied, and balanced multiplayer experience in call-of-duty history.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Thrilling and diverse multiplayer battles and a campaign with great gameplay - a real titan of the FPS genre.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Wrath of the Righteous is a true RPG epic, which, despite a silly quirk, surpasses its predecessor.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Great anime fighting game with a scalable and very dynamic combat system that should thrill beginners and professionals alike.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Stellar Blade is a fantastic game on the PC as well, which Asia-affine action fans should not miss out on.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Exceptional level design and brilliantly silly humour elevate Crash 4 to a more than worthy successor.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Rocking beat'em up with excellent flow, likeable characters and fantastic humour. A good time is guaranteed.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    8 point more than the nearly identical predecessor? Yes, because Tropico 4 is a lot more polished and easier to unterstand. And there is a story with surprises and funny radio moderators.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The fact that recruits can easily be found in the world is also a good way of drawing attention to the open world. Because it should be seen: As an open-world city, London feels amazingly real and is full of life. Sometimes I ignore all the missions and prefer to drive a little with music through the brightly lit streets, watch people while I am strolling along the Thames or fly high over the roofs in a cargo drone to look for the best way to a hidden technology point.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Sophisticated sequel with outstandingly complex game mechanics. The bad AI is a drawback.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    If you have even a spark of interest in the space, you should consider purchasing. Kerbal Space Program is complex, but unique.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Piranha Bytes stayed true to old virtues and delivered the role-playing game one would expect: very old-fashioned, very German and very good. But this game requires you to be very active, to explore a lot. If you need to taken by the hand by a good story, then Risen is not for you. The game isn't fun because of the story, but despite it.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It's a better game in all respects. It also digs itself into your heart with lots of charm and variety.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    There's currently not a better real-time campaign anywhere.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    I particularly like the playful freedom that the flexible 3-action system offers.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Very good port: the best city-building sim for consoles! The controller control needs some practice but works nicely.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    What a great obituary for Colin McRae. If you ever need to show someone how today’s game can look like, get Dirt 2. It’s a joy for the eyes and it’s a great racing game, full of action, with great presentation and easy to get into. A few more tracks would have been nice, though. But playing over network alone is worth buying the game.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Steven Spielberg once said that games could only become a true storytelling art form when they manage to make you cry. This game will.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The sheer power of storytelling is amazing and shows the way for other games. There are some bugs which could have been ironed out in a few more weeks of development time. But it's still a great game that feels like playing a fantasy novel.
    • 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.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Banner Saga 2 surpasses the predecessor and continues the touching saga. An atmospheric masterpiece.
    • 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.
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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]
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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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