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 God of War: Chains of Olympus
Lowest review score: 10 Angels In The Sky
Score distribution:
6042 game reviews
    • 98 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Dicey Dungeons is a vibrant roguelike dice-rolling game with deceptively simple mechanics - the deeper you go through the floors, the more you learn about the underlying complexity of each character. It scratches that roguelike itch perfectly for fans of the genre, so much so that even non-fans might just become new converts after playing through the game.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is easily a contender for the best game of all time. It's a mastercraft in both technical and game design, and one which we'll be talking about for many years to come.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Oozing charm and smart design, World of Goo is the best physics puzzler available on iPad.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Wild, Weird, and packed full of imagination, Super Mario Odyssey is the first platform exclusive that every Switch owner needs to own.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In spite of the steep difficulty, Super QuickHook is a charming, fun aerial adventure.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A perfect game for those who can handle a lot of reading and absorb lore (there will be tests), and the best advert for the Glorantha setting that anybody could ask for.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Meteorfall is exactly what you want from a single player card game. It's fun, it's deep, and it'll keep you coming back for more.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tiny Bubbles is a clever and addictive experience that keeps things simple in the best way.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A brilliant port of a brilliant game. VVVVVV on iOS is well worth a first, second, or third download.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Stickman Golf 3 is one of the best mobile games I've played this year. It takes the simplicity and fun-loving nature of its predecessors and enriches it with greater depth and substance.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Need for Speed: Shift offers the best single-player racer on iPhone to date, with in-depth customisation and superior handling that almost make up in full the limited multiplayer offering.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A great port of a great game. If you've not played Grimrock before this is a really good way to rectify that.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Physics-based action puzzler iBlast Moki provides plenty of explosive fun as well as providing some surprisingly thoughtful challenges.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Ocarina of Time 3D is, and forever will be, pure unadulterated bliss, taking the original title and making it essential gaming all over again.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    When you take an award winning, perfect board game and you give it to a qualified, competent team, you get a perfect digital board game adaptation.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Extraordinarily polished gameplay and high production values guarantee a blast, even if N.O.V.A. lacks the originality necessary to be an all-time classic.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Trial and error gameplay is a source of minor annoyance in Jet Car Stunts, though it's not enough to slow down this high-speed thrill ride.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is a truly impressive port of a great twin-stick shooter, that's absolutely packed with content.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Immeasurably enhanced by a beautifully realised universe and an original narrative, Bastion is one of the best action-adventure games on the iPad.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    A pocket rocket that's sumptuous to look at, riotously funny and deeply rewarding. GTA: Chinatown Wars is one of Rockstar's and the DS' best ever.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even with some control issues, Binding of Isaac's wealth of depth and secrets make it a must play for fans of roguelikes.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    One of the most successful translations of a boardgame in years, Carcassonne is charming, captivating and competitive.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An ambitious yet inviting freeform platform-adventure that strikes the perfect balance between depth and accessibility.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A brilliant survival adventure through a hostile alien world. Crashlands is funny, fun, and well worth the hours you'll lose in it.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A lack of real Vita innovation lets it down somewhat, but that aside this is a perfect pocket-sized JRPG that'll keep you gripped to the screen until your eyes turn square. A must-have for any Persona fan.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A compelling distillation of everything that's great and good in collectible card gaming, brought to your iPad, for free.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bright, imaginative, and supremely polished, the physics-based gameplay of Cut the Rope shows developer ZeptoLab has knack of putting a unique spin on familiar ideas.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beautiful to look at, intriguing in most of the right ways, and a lot of fun - Transistor is well worth a look.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pocket-Run Pool is a brilliantly judged single-player reimagining of everyone's favourite pub game.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Punch Quest is funny, addictive, and just plain fun. Turns out that the auto-runner and beat-'em-up genres were a match made in heaven.

Top Trailers