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For 4,333 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 9% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
Lowest review score: 20 Vampire Rain
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,432 out of 4333
  2. Mixed: 1,659 out of 4333
  3. Negative: 242 out of 4333
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    • 20 Critic Score
    1,000 Heads Among the Trees
    For a game that has such an incredibly interesting premise, 1000 Heads Among the Trees is utterly woeful in execution.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Conquest of Elysium 4
    Although it doesn’t look like much, Conquest of Elysium 4 packs a ton of depth beneath its pixelated surface.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    MetaHuman Inc.
    No matter how you play it, you’ll be in for quite a time as MetaHuman’s totally unprepared CEO.
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    • 30 Critic Score
    Sakura Santa
    Whatever cheap thrills this visual novel does include aren’t worth sitting through incredibly flat writing and a lack of substance for. If you’re looking for shiny anime mammaries, hit the rest of the internet instead.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Go! Go! Nippon! 2015
    All in all, Go! Go! Nippon! 2015 does a lot to revitalize Overdrive’s aging visual novel. The biggest boosts are the addition of new events, locales and Google Maps functionality.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Pale Echoes
    Pale Echoes manages to be a pleasant surprise. Not only does the story intrigue, it does so with an interesting battle system.
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    • 50 Critic Score
    Reverse x Reverse
    Good level design and challenging gameplay sadly end up getting hindered by cheap shots, questionable controls and an underdeveloped premise.
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    • 50 Critic Score
    Herding Dog
    Ultimately, what’s disappointing about Herding Dog is that its aspirations, demands, tasks and ideas are simply too small scale.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Europa Universalis IV: The Cossacks
    Cossacks fixes the diplomacy system in a way that was sorely needed.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Strawberry Vinegar
    There’s nothing wrong with a fluffy, simplistic story, but it’s a shame that it rarely manages to actually capture genuine interest because of how it plays so closely to trope conventions.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Rabi-Ribi
    If the story is nonsensical, the fighting and platforming are great fun.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    World's Dawn
    It has an interesting cast of characters, but proscribes our interactions with them and too often crucially frames relationships as a series of tasks or gifts. On a second thought, that might be true to life, too.
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    • 50 Critic Score
    No One But You
    As is, No One But You is a game with some intriguing moments and great artwork but overall feels too disjointed.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Rise of the Tomb Raider: Baba Yaga - The Temple of the Witch
    If only it was a little longer and more fleshed out, Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Baba Yaga would have been something special, but alas, it ends up being only a solid, albeit dry, in the middle deviation from the main campaign.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Sickness
    Sickness is not a visual novel for the faint of heart or those looking for a good, comedic romp with adorable anime characters. While you will find anime-style art, it is hardly attributed to anything adorable or sweet for long.
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    • 90 Critic Score
    Starward Rogue
    Starward Rogue is easily the best arcade roguelike since Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and while it doesn’t stray too far from its inspiration’s influence, it makes up for this by executing its formula incredibly well.
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    • 30 Critic Score
    Sacrament of the Zodiac: The Confused Sheep and The Tamed Wolf
    While I want desperately to share yuri goodness with gamers, Sacrament of the Sheep: The Confused Sheep and the Tamed Wolf is not going to receive my recommendation.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
    The game looks fantastic and feels like it was designed specifically for the PS Vita. Capturing the essence of what Digimon is, Cyber Sleuth is the Digimon game fans have been waiting for.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Kindred Spirits on the Roof
    There are an increasing amount of yuri visual novels on Steam these days, but you’ll be extremely hard-pressed to find something more heartfelt than Kindred Spirits on the Roof.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    One Upon Light
    The atmosphere and bits of story can easily help keep one hooked to it, so you may want to give this one a chance if you’re up for a good puzzler. Just don’t blame yourself if you pull the occasional hair out because your character has a lead foot.
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    • 50 Critic Score
    Wanderjahr
    The sloppy translations and awkward English are not what brings the game down, but rather the structure of the missions, the lack of character development, and most critically, the uninteresting, spectator sport combat.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Night Riders
    Anyone seeking some fun motorcycle racing action should give it a shot because while it is limited in content, everything here is mostly well-executed outside of rider animations.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    NEKOPARA Vol. 2
    There is more that could be done to improve the series, such as moving further from tropes to create more memorable characters, but it is already leaps and bounds beyond some of the worst examples of visual novel fanservice available.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Upwards, Lonely Robot
    Built for simplicity and entertainment, Upwards, Lonely Robot is a worthy title. With a budget price and a boatload of levels and modes to conquer, the buck to bang ratio is in the audience’s favor.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Knee Deep, Act 3: Boomtown
    Knee Deep is unique, but in the end fails to capture its potential into a truly memorable experience.
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    • 30 Critic Score
    ATOM GRRRL!!
    It would be great to see more titles in the genre take on criminal narratives rather than those of pure romance or action, but this visual novel stumbles rather than strides confidently down that path.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Blue Rider
    Even with unfortunate performance hiccups, it’s safe to say Ravegan have created one of the more interesting and cleverly addictive shoot ’em ups in recent years.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Dear RED - Extended
    Dear RED – Extended is an interesting but very short visual novel.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Tokyo Babel
    With some editing to cut down on the padding, Tokyo Babel could have easily been an even better experience. Luckily, the unique premise and religious backdrop ensure that this visual novel stands out from the pack.
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    • 70 Critic Score
    LOUD on Planet X
    If there was a bit more polish to it when it came to challenge and variety in certain areas, LOUD on Planet X could be a potential rhythm game classic. As is, though, the simple and quick arcade-style gameplay combined with the incredible, lighter-worthy soundtrack still ends up making it worth the few bucks its asking for.
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