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For 1,075 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Lowest review score: 20 Greyhill Incident
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 591 out of 1075
  2. Mixed: 451 out of 1075
  3. Negative: 33 out of 1075
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is an excellent game. With its wonderfully realized fantasy pirate setting, it instantly pulls you into its world, and with a combination of tight and perfectly implemented mechanics, excellently designed stealth sandboxes, and a colourful cast of characters that's an absolute blast to play as, it delivers a consistently fun and inventive adventure where the stealth, tactics, and experimentation never lose any of their charm, right up until the credits roll.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A Plague Tale: Requiem
    A Plague Tale: Requiem expands and improves upon its predecessor in nearly every way, delivering a meaty, excellently crafted, visually stunning, and thoroughly engaging experience.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lies of P
    Lies of P succeeds in almost everything it sets out to do. Not only do we get a wonderful new setting in the form of Krat to explore and dissect, but we also get some great gameplay to go along with it. While the story sets up some interesting things, it takes too long to get it rolling. The game ultimately relies too heavily on the gameplay to keep you intrigued. Not that we’re complaining.
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    • 90 Critic Score
    DOOM + DOOM II
    DOOM 1 + DOOM 2 is simply one of the best video game compilations out there and an excellent tribute to id Software's legendary shooter.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Risk of Rain Returns
    Risk of Rain Returns is an incredible game and a well-rounded package that will have you running it back to an unhealthy degree.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    RoadCraft
    RoadCraft feels like the culmination of everything Saber Interactive learned while making its previous simulation games. Its vast variety of vehicles all feel incredibly fun to drive around, and rebuilding a place that got wrecked by natural disasters can be incredibly rewarding.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    ARC Raiders
    Whether it's with teams and battling other players or running solo and measuring each encounter, Embark Studios has struck gold.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
    Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a prime example of enhancing a classic without taking away the things that made it so endearing. It's a must-play experience and well worth diving into for fans of the original.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
    When it comes to the joy of off-road driving, few games can capture the feel as expertly or effortlessly as Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. The lack of online co-op at launch, or even a central narrative might hurt it a bit, but it’s still an excellent driving game owing to the thousands of small player-driven emergent stories that can pop up, and the sense of exploration is still downright fantastic.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Triangle Strategy
    With engaging battles, a captivating story, excellent world-building, and interesting choices with actual weight and consequences, Triangle Strategy is an absolute gem that far exceeds all expectations.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Starfield
    Starfield lands on PS5 close to three years on from its original release, and delivers its most polished and packed version to date. Though it’s unlikely to convert past skeptics, for sci-fi RPG fans on PS5, it’s well worth a look nonetheless.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rogue Legacy 2
    Cellar Door Games' eagerly awaited rogue-lite follow-up is even more addictive than the original, and easily it's best yet.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Life is Strange: Double Exposure
    Both a worthy sequel to the beloved original and an excellent game in its own right, Life is Strange: Double Exposure is one of the series' most engrossing outings to date.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Twelve Minutes
    Twelve Minutes is a thrill ride through and through, constantly presenting players with new and interesting revelations in the time looping narrative that never fails to keep one guessing. It veers away from stereotypical point-and-click adventure tropes, and challenges players to bend its densely-detailed environments to achieve their goals.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
    TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is simultaneously an excellent throwback to the classic Turtles beat 'em ups and a solid new modern brawler in its own right.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Alan Wake II
    Alan Wake 2 is a fantastic horror game with some excellent atmosphere and an incredibly interesting story.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario Kart World
    Mario Kart World boldly reinvents the genre with open-world racing, fresh mechanics, and incredible charm..
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Football Manager 2023
    Football Manager 2023 might be a small improvement over its immediate predecessor, but it's still an incredibly accomplished management sim that you can easily sink hundreds of hours into.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wild Hearts
    WILD HEARTS manages to carve out its own identity in a genre dominated by Monster Hunter: World/Rise through its clever takes on classic monster hunting gameplay.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tekken 8
    Tekken 8 is a shot in the arm for the genre, advancing the setting while offering addictive combat, exceptional presentation and a suite of features to attract new and experienced players.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Where Winds Meet
    Where Winds Meet is a free to play epic with fair monetization, tons of content, and outstanding overall value.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Honkai: Star Rail
    Honkai: Star Rail upholds miHoYo's strong reputation for compelling RPGs. Even with the gacha systems, it offers a fun free-to-play experience with fun story-telling, interesting companions and sleek gameplay.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is a wonderful return to form for a franchise that has been dormant for a very long time. Its unique mission structure that encourages experimentation, coupled with an insane level of customization is one of the game’s major highlights, and while its story takes time to get started, no two missions ever really feel the same thanks to varied objectives and excellent encounter design.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    REANIMAL
    Reanimal is exactly what you might expect from the original Little Nightmares team, and yet, wondrous in its own right. Like venturing down the rabbit hole of unrelenting terror, it's an experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
    Echoes of Wisdom is a great maiden adventure for Zelda, marrying old and new convincingly, and setting up a foundation for 2D Zelda games to thrive alongside their bigger 3D cousins.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Requiem
    With potent scares and thrilling action, Resident Evil Requiem delivers a memorable experience that successfully combines the series’ action and horror sides, while also telling a compelling story that expands the Resident Evil mythos in fascinating ways.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Plucky Squire
    The Plucky Squire is charming, offering an involving story and enjoyable gameplay with unique hooks, even if it takes some time to open up.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Hero is one of the best titles in the franchise and an incredibly well-made RPG overall. Experiencing the tale of the Special Support Section has never felt better, be it in terms of combat, writing, or presentation.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Little Nightmares II
    Little Nightmares 2 makes every single moment count to craft a truly unsettling experience and to wordlessly deliver an expertly paced and impactful story.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
    If you haven’t already heard about Marvel’s Spider-Man, it’s a great game, and the new PC release is basically the best way to play it. Alongside great performance, the PC version also supports some niche PC options, including Steam Controllers, and the Steam Deck verification means that it can also run on Linux.
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    Valheim
    Regardless of how you choose to play Valheim, it is a fantastic survival crafting experience that is more than worth its cost for the potentially hundreds of hours you could spend in its world, and it will only get better with time. [Early Access Score = 90]
    • 65 Metascore
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    Dragonkin: The Banished
    Dragonkin: The Banished offers a unique take on the loot-based action RPG genre, placing a strong emphasis on story and customization. [Early Access Review]
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    Dead as Disco
    By the time Dead as Disco exits early access, it should be one for the ages. For now, however, it’s an excellent early access offering that masterfully blends 3D beat ’em up combat with some sick beats. [Early Access Review]
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    Level Zero: Extraction
    Level Zero Extraction is a flawed title not worth investing much time in at this point. [Early Access Score = 40]
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    Grounded 2
    If you can deal with its current optimization hiccups, Grounded 2 is an easy recommendation for those new to survival crafting sandbox. [Early Access Review]
    • 74 Metascore
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    Stormgate
    Stormgate is an interesting new entry in the RTS genre, and while its visuals might be divisive, the gameplay is definitely good enough to get both fans of the genre, as well as newcomers hooked. [Early Access Review Score = 80]
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    Nightingale
    Nightingale is brimming with potential and can grow into something truly fascinating, but it has a long way to go. [Early Access Score = 60]
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    Lightyear Frontier
    Lightyear Frontier impresses with its sci-fi setting, non-violent approach and nature-focused gameplay, to say nothing of the gorgeous visuals. It has a ways to go, though, and some issues to iron out. [Early Access Score = 70]
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    Road to Vostok
    Road to Vostok may be a solo-developed indie game, but its future looks extremely bright, and the foundations already in place give it enormous potential. [Early Access Review]
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    The Forever Winter
    The Forever Winter is an addictive extraction shooter, albeit with a few flaws. [Early Access Score = 70]
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    Spark in the Dark
    Spark in the Dark is a new twist on the old-school dungeon crawling formula, melding Soulslike combat with elements of horror.
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    New Cycle
    New Cycle is nowhere near delivering a mix of resource management, city-building and humane stories like, say, Frostpunk. As repetitive as its core gameplay can get, it is appealing, and hopefully, early access will expand on it while ironing out all the issues. [Early Access Review Score = 60]
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    Palworld
    Palworld is equal parts charming and dark, with a massive world and no restrictions on exploration. Combat needs some fine-tuning and the survival crafting may not be for everyone, but it's early access release is a solid starting point. [Early Access Score = 70]
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    No More Room In Hell 2
    Whatever vision the development team had for No More Room in Hell 2 is squandered by bugs, a dismal gameplay loop, awful permadeath implementation, and more. Even if it's eventually technically sound, the concept needs a lot more work. [Early Access Score = 50]
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    Enshrouded
    While the genre itself is filled with games that are often too derivative of each other without a strong sense of identity, Enshrouded thankfully bucks that trend. [Early Access Score = 70]
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    Pine Harbor
    Pine Harbor's bland quest design and underwhelming voice acting makes it one of the most disappointing early access games of the year. [Early Access Score = 50]
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    The Day Before
    There's a reason the phrase "Buyer beware" remains relevant, and it's because of games like The Day Before. The only bright side to its miserable existence is you can no longer purchase it. [Early Access Score = 1/10]
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    Witchfire
    Witchfire hopes to meld gameplay inspired by Soulslikes and extraction shooters while trying to forge its own identity. [Early Access Provisional Score = 80]
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    STEEL HUNTERS
    A mish-mash of genres and convoluted progression dull what's otherwise intriguing art direction and extensive destruction. [Early Access Review]
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    Manor Lords
    Manor Lords still requires time to develop, especially when building out several of its more intriguing features. Nevertheless, its emphasis on medieval city-building with dashes of combat can prove enjoyable. [Early Access Score = 70]
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    Windrose
    Skull and Bones left pirate game fans with an itch it couldn’t quite scratch, leading many to wonder if Windrose might be the solution. [Early Access Review]
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    StarRupture
    Even in its current state, Creepy Jar's sci-fi base-builder offers a lot to keep fans of automation and exploration busy. [Early Access Review]
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    SCP: Fragmented Minds
    As it currently stands, however, SCP: Fragmented Minds is a difficult game to recommend. The pacing issues alone means that you’re going to be spending the vast majority of your time with the game just running around and hiding from goofy looking creatures. [Early Access Review]
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    Assetto Corsa EVO
    Kunos Simulazioni's new racing sim boasts gorgeous visuals and excellent handling but has a long way to go in so many ways. [Early Access Review]
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    Morbid Metal
    SCREEN JUICE's debut has solid foundations and a killer aesthetic, and could become something truly spectacular over time. [Early Access Review]
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    Wreckfest 2
    Bug Bear Studios is back with even more detailed crashes and destructive driving, but it may have jumped the gun a little early. [Early Access Review]
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    Winter Survival
    Lackluster content, clunky combat, dull exploration and more plague DRAGO entertainment's early access survival crafting title. [Early Access Score = 40]
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    Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
    Vampires: Bloodlord Rising promises survival crafting with a complete story and a strong focus on social interaction, but does it deliver? [Early Access Review]
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    ENDLESS Legend 2
    At its core, Endless Legend 2 not only satisfies that itch for one more turn but also for proper set-up and preparation for what future turns could hold. [Early Access Review]
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    The Midnight Walkers
    In its current state, The Midnight Walkers also feels quite repetitive. Once you’ve gotten your hands on some decent enough gear, there just isn’t much incentive to keep playing, at least for the time being. [Early Access Review]
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    Valheim
    Players looking for a hardcore crafting/survival game on consoles likely won’t be able to find much better than Valheim, and its inclusion in Game Pass further makes it an easy choice despite a handful of issues. [Early Access Review Score = 80]
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    Towers of Aghasba
    Towers of Aghasba initially made an impression with its striking art style and approach, yet its inherent design and mechanics are frustratingly flawed. It may look radically different in the coming years, but for now, it's difficult to get into. [Early Access Score = 40]
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    Path of Exile 2
    Path of Exile 2 is everything you could want in a sequel, providing nearly unmatched build-crafting, stunning environments, and engaging boss fights. Even in its current state, the title of "ARPG King" is only a matter of time. [Early Access Score = 80]
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    Hyper Light Breaker
    Heart Machine's early access title tries to combine extraction elements and rogue-like progression to some very mixed results. [Early Access Score = 50]
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    No Rest for the Wicked
    No Rest for the Wicked isn't bad - in fact, there's so much potential in this mishmash of genres that it's worth keeping an eye on. At this stage, however, there are a lot of rough edges to smooth over. [Early Access Score = 60]
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    Bodycam
    Bodycam presents an intriguing perspective for a multiplayer shooter and offers incredible attention to detail with its environments. However, it requires lots of work and features to make it a compelling competitive shooter. [Early Access Score = 60]

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