Softpedia's Scores

  • Games
For 1,658 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 71% higher than the average critic
  • 10% same as the average critic
  • 19% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 Red Dead Redemption 2
Lowest review score: 20 Robotex
Score distribution:
1660 game reviews
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Its controls are often frustrating, and it relies too much on trial and error. Sometimes, it's smart and feels fresh and satisfying, but most of the time, it just feels tedious and uninspired.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It still has technical issues and the story may not be for everyone, but its multiplayer mode is a blast and, so far, isn't suffering from the many technical problems that affected past titles.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cities: Skylines is the best experience for a gamer who wants to play a modern city builder that has a solid set of mechanics and manages to avoid all the traps that have sunk the reboot of SimCity that Maxis and Electronic Arts created.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2: Atlas Mugged is the best in the series so far and a high point in recent Telltale experiences. It shines both through its story, its action sequences, its clever dialog, and the pretty impressive scenes scattered through its plot.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The unique look, atmospheric sound, and everything else come together to create an experience that, in the end, is more than the sum of its parts, and makes trying out the game worthwhile, especially if you're a fan of old horror games.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a great sequel. It innovates just enough to feel fresh but, unfortunately, takes a bit of player freedom away through its fixed characters.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Oblitus could have been a great game, but unfortunately it's not. It's hard to get into, what with the lack of story and context for your actions and the fact that you have to start all over when you die.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Starships is a good and replayable turn based strategy experience that will certainly appeal to lovers of classic science fiction franchises and to those who appreciate the way the leader of Firaxis managed to make player choices relevant.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Shiftlings is a fun little puzzle platformer with a novel mechanic that's pulled off pretty well. Unfortunately, some stages have confusing solutions and playing with a friend can be both laughter and rage-inducing, depending on your luck.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    It’s unsatisfying and there is simply not enough to do. On the upside, it’s easy to pick up and can even be enjoyed by kids.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you don’t mind the lack of direction or storyline, Reassembly can provide many hours of great fun, with rewarding gameplay, a solid atmosphere and great soundtrack. It feels polished, the ship builder is really clean and easy to use, and it scratches that itch that makes you want to build and optimize in an unending cycle.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Aaru's Awakening has a serious difficulty curve, but when you combine the twitch-based controls, the confusing art style or the camera zoom, you end up with an experience that, once completed, doesn't offer a feeling of joy or accomplishment. You just feel like you've finally completed a tedious task.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Fans of Europa Universalis IV should get El Dorado as soon as possible in order to experience a more complete set of game mechanics and to use the Nation Designer.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a fun and pretty innovative experience for both veteran fans and newcomers. Unfortunately, it's weighed down by some elements like the wonky camera, the fickle lock-on, the dumb companion AI, or the slightly repetitive combat.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's got good puzzles, some of which may be a bit too obtuse, and a very lighthearted overall tone, as well as a ton of wit and some loving pop culture references to enjoy, as well as an interesting storyline to follow.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is great remake in terms of quality, remastering the original experience in a fantastic way. The original story still holds up, and while the gameplay may be a bit too hard for some newcomers, it's still rewarding, despite a few not-so-great aspects, like the sound effects.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The game has a compelling atmosphere and very good writing, and although there are some slight technical issues that pop up from time to time, they are easily cast aside by the immersive quality of the experience.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Homeworld Remastered Collection offers players access to two of the best space based strategy titles ever created and to do so on modern machines, with no worries about compatibility or other hardware problems, which means that the fan community should be grateful for the work that Gearbox has put in.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Last Round is a good re-release of the original experience on the PS4. It manages to keep the trademark low barrier of entry and complexity, but it still offers plenty of depth for fighting game fans. Even if it advertises its DLC a lot, and the titillating physics aren't to everyone's taste, you can have a lot of fun with the new title.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    I'm left wondering why this game was even made and who decided that offering it to the public would be a good idea...It feels like an unfinished student's project, and I don't even want to know how the imprecise controls work on a tiny mobile device's screen, especially when you really have to get lucky at times, in order to get through some of the tiny, passable gaps, barely squeezing your ship between two environmental hazards.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Grow Home is fun and innovative experience that, unfortunately, gets weighed down by bugs with the climbing system, the iffy camera, and the repetitive audio effects. It's still a blast to play but it could've been much more.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Hand of Fate is an interesting game that will certainly appeal to those who want to see how the card-based approach could be expanded in meaningful ways in the coming years.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    #IDARB is a fun experience when it comes to local co-op play, offering enough wacky elements to keep its general premise as interesting as possible. Unfortunately, control issues, poor online matches, and a few other problems keep it from really impressing.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A wider variety of enemies, mechanics, weapons and upgrades would have made it much more appealing, but it's not too bad as it is, either.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Evolve is a novel take on the cooperative and competitive multiplayer genre. The game is packed with interesting ideas but some work better than others. The fact that characters are locked at the beginning weighs it down by a wide margin and the erratic matchmaking also puts a damper on the whole thing.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    More action-focused players will be unable to enjoy Sunless Sea at first, but I hope they take their time to learn what it has to offer and enjoy their trips in the Unterzee, with all the emotion and the frustration that comes packaged in them.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's a pretty good game with a handful of hindrances that prevent it from being great. It's solid for an indie game but feels a bit flimsy somehow, as more depth would have greatly improved the experience.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Super Galaxy Squadron is a solid shoot'em up/bullet hell hybrid that manages to feel welcoming to newcomers but also challenging to veterans. The variety of ships, the great endless mode, and the interesting story campaign make its downsides fade away.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment isn't anything groundbreaking, but it's probably one of the best narrative-focused mystery games on the market. It's definitely a polished experience and may very well be the best Sherlock Holmes video game ever created, with a tense atmosphere, satisfying cases, and varied mini-games and puzzles.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Top Eleven 2015 is the kind of experience that should have probably stayed on Facebook, where its limited mechanics and its money-driven elements feel more at home.

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