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For 1,365 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Cyberpunk 2077
Lowest review score: 10 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 871 out of 1365
  2. Mixed: 425 out of 1365
  3. Negative: 69 out of 1365
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Battlefield 2042
    Battlefield 2042 is technically an unfinished game that just has dozens of problems on both visual and technical levels. It poses some questionable gameplay changes, some good, some bad, but it still presents itself as a dash of fresh air with great modes like Portal and Hazard Zone. Sadly, it has so many problems on mentioned levels, with really disappointing “bloom” during shooting, that it poses itself as a pretty bad experience overall and it is really hard to recommend to anyone until it gets patched or gets additional content in the future.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Killing Floor 3
    As a newcomer to the series, I expected a wave-based horror FPS but was disappointed by the lack of horror and a competent FPS – I guess I got the waves, though. The feel of the game is quite off. Weapon feedback is lacklustre, the class system is basic and uninspired, and the performance is abysmal, even on the PS5. I guess Killing Floor has its audience, but it's not for me.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    X4: Foundations
    Just as its name says, this game is a great foundation for a really massive and great open world sandbox space adventure, where it's your choice to write your own destiny and play any way you want. But the massive and game breaking bugs simply stop players from delving more into it.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Just Dance 2022
    The new songs are pretty nice, but everything else is more of the same. Also, if you really want to gain access to the whole game you have to subscribe to Just Dance Unlimited. Get it on sale.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Jupiter & Mars
    If global warming is a problem you think we should fight with dolphins set in a postapocalyptic vision of the world, through the eyes of TRON, then look no further! This is a game for you. For the rest of the gaming crowd, I'm pretty sure you won't find much fun here unless you just wanna relax and dive deep until you inevitably fall to sleep.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Rogue Trooper Redux
    The only thing that will keep you with this outdated game is nostalgia and love for the comic series.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Tunche
    Tunche looks great on paper, even better in motion, but under your thumbs – it hurts like hell. A game so unfairly hard, tries its best to keep you in for longer, while overstaying its welcome. There is a quality here and it looks like a game made out of passion and love. Yet a few life-saving tweaks would not just save the game from a low score, but also your nerves after playing it for more than 30 minutes.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Darksiders III
    Darksiders 3 does a lot of stuff wrong. True fans will be grateful that it exists, but this game is a below average action platformer that tries to be something that is not.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    ACORN Tactics
    A rather rough and rudimentary strategy game.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Hatred
    All the violence and shock value can’t hide the mediocre game behind it.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Necropolis
    The more you play Necropolis, the more evident will its flaws become. With too similar rooms, corridors and monsters, it doesn't create a feeling of mystery, but a feeling of running in circles.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Red Solstice 2: Survivors
    Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a game that wants to be an RTS, Twin Stick shooter and XCOM but does all three poorly. The game was clearly designed for 8 player co-op, and it plays best in that way, but the solo, single-player campaign is not worth it. The AI is troubling sometimes and the little control you have over your marines makes this a dull experience.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Jon Shafer's At the Gates
    Jon Shafer's At the Gates is sadly lackluster in comparison of its maker's past titles like Civilization V. It presents some innovation for the genre, but has serious failures in some of the basics of 4X games and poses as a weird package with big need for some quality of life updates.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    F1 2015
    Looks and plays good, but lacks so much in every other department compared to the standards set by the previous titles in the series.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    NBA 2K21
    NBA 2K21 is an utter disappointment with the lack of innovation and some reasonable step up from its predecessor. Driving force behind this year’s current-gen edition is that it possesses a better AI, some less predatorial microtransactions and few new animations. Sadly, that is not even enough to repay its price of 60 euros, and it is a true example of terrible practices that rules sports games.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Marvel's Avengers
    Marvel’s Avengers is a truly saddening experience which has a huge potential to be or become a truly good game with its interesting character combat and story. In its state, it is riddled with problems like terrible bugs, non-functional multiplayer, microtransactions, and an average and problematic enemy design.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Act of Aggression
    Act of Aggression truly lives up to its name. It commits an act of aggression against its players.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    MARS 2120
    Looking at the gameplay aspect, Mars 2120 is a very well made metroidvania title. Sadly, the lack of balance and the overall feeling of ‘’soullessness’’ drags Mars 2120 down for me.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Onikira - Demon Killer
    The combat is the only thing Onikira's done right. Everything else feels flat and boring, even though the game initially shows some promise.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Payday 3
    I expected Payday 3 to be an immersive heist sim (having not played the earlier games), but I only experienced a solid shooter with useless bots and connection issues. There is a good game hidden behind the horrid XP challenge system, but I honestly can’t recommend it in its current state.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ary and the Secret of Seasons
    There is a great game here, fun combat, interesting mechanics, nice characters and story. Too bad it is buried under so many technical issues and bugs. It might be a good buy after a hefty polish.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Murder Mystery Machine
    The idea is there, it's decent, but it boils down to random connecting of clues just to get some further insight. Another thing that slows down the enjoyment is the very bland characters and plots.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ashes of the Singularity
    Game that could only be recommended to players who are nostalgic for overly difficult strategies. Other than that, Ashes doesn't offer anything new or different from other games in the genre and spectacularly falls flat.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Syndrome
    Not a complete disaster, but very close to being one. Syndrome does offer quite a few scary and tense moments, but its sluggish gameplay and bugs make it more of an annoyance to play.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Outriders Worldslayer
    Outriders Worldslayer is an expansion in word only. It provides players with some new options for builds and a few fun loot, but its 3-hour story and overall really small amount of content make it look like an incremental free update that tries to scam its players by paying full price for it.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    House of Golf
    A mini golf arcade game, you play in your everyday home. Over 130+ levels of improvised mini golf courses and simple controls, make this a fun but entirely basic, arcade experience. At least it has multiplayer, so... Hurray?
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Sons of Valhalla
    Sons of Valhalla had some great ideas, but it’s ultimately a disappointment. It flourishes its mashup of typical 2D ARPG and Kingdom Two Crowns strategy style, but it banalizes its approach to each stage with the same copy-paste mechanics and lackluster boring combat. It seems as if the developers tried to keep the game monotonous in its entirety.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Scrap Garden
    An ambitious project from a small studio that ultimately falls flat due to its frustrating physics engine, Scrap Garden is neither good nor bad, but somewhere in the middle of mediocrity.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    RWBY: Grimm Eclipse - Definitive Edition
    The Definitive Edition is an attempt at a quick cash grab while there is still some love for the franchise. The limiting two-player couch co-op, the lower resolution visuals and no new features are not something to fault the Switch console for, but at least you get all of the DLCs.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Summer Catchers
    Summer Catchers is an endless runner that combines beautiful pixel art and an amazing OST. Start your engines and help Chu get to the ocean, but only if you like RNG.
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