Pocket Gamer UK's Scores

  • Games
For 6,041 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 31% higher than the average critic
  • 19% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Wayward Souls
Lowest review score: 10 Angels In The Sky
Score distribution:
6042 game reviews
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Though it can be a little slow, Sunless Sea is a cracking exploration game with a dark, gothic undertow.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A sharp and wonderfully well put together platformer that's well worth your time.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Gorgeous to look at and with a control system to suit every taste, Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders is a great flight and fight sim.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While it still has all the quirks and flaws of the traditional JRPG genre, Final Fantasy IV continues to shine for its intoxicating sense of adventure and surprisingly interesting plot.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A quick and entertaining arcade blast, Magicka isn't perfect, but it'll make you smile all the same.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A new approach to rhythmic gaming that marries substance with style, its unique gameplay proving you can provide a fresh experience in a saturated genre.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Less strategic than it wants to be, but this is a fun and hugely likeable time-waster for iPad owners.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A stunning looking, cathartic experience that builds subtly on what's come before. Just go and get it.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Absurdly funny, perfectly challenging, and massively rewarding. This gorgeous, must-have motorbike game is a mobile port done right.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A fun and clever action game, Darklings shows how much can be accomplished with a touchscreen control system.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An incredibly rich, challenging and varied sci-fi experience that seamlessly and creatively blends genres into a brilliant whole.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A bold, bright, and brilliant point-and-click adventure, Botanicula is an experience to be savoured.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Spelunky is a game that you need to own right this second, especially if you've never played it before. Just prepare to lose a large portion of your life to those depths.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Skylanders Superchargers is the most polished Skylanders game to date, packed with new modes, vehicles, and a gleaming layer of polish.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A brilliant revamp of the original that ups the ante for iOS brawlers, King of Fighters-i 2012 is only let down by its slightly laggy online bouts.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An admirable attempt to do something different and clever on iOS, dragged down by a few too many levels that require tedious slogging.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It does a lot with a little, using its compact two-button control scheme to define its entire design, with spectacular results. If you are looking for a mobile platformer to sink your teeth into, this is it.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A bright and brash arcade racer that looks stunning, and has the racing chops to back it up.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An exciting, accessible role-playing game that does away with most of the fluff that bogs down the genre while retaining the depth that fans adore.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A goofy, adorable, and just plain surreal logic puzzler that delivers its quirky but satisfying action in a whirl of imagination.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An eminently entertaining slab of balanced indie-platforming fun, Thomas Was Alone feels like it should have been on mobile from day one.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Another of those titles that burrows its way into your brain and won't let go. Quick games will soon swallow hours.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stardew Valley is a fantastic experience as ever, but it's let down by its awkward combat controls.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A sharp, wonderfully written adventure, 80 Days deserves your attention.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Despite being very similar to the first game, Sword & Poker 2 remains a beautifully balanced marriage of poker and dungeon crawling.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Hyper Light Drifter is a neon-soaked, hyper-kinetic fever dream of an action-RPG with one of the most alluring game worlds of its kind.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    More frustrating than the first chapter, Sorcery! 2 still spins a compelling yarn. Here's hoping chapter three isn't another six months off.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Another fine racing game from Vector Unit, filled with modes and great tracks. But it's often too stuffy and serious for its own good.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A brilliant mix of precision and fun, Mikey Hooks is a worthy sequel to its illustrious forebear.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's a pity that simultaneous multiplayer didn't make it into the Vita version of Rayman Origins, but that doesn't stop it from being an unforgettable platformer from the mind of Michel Ancel.

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