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Doug Mercer - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Doug Mercer

Doug Mercer

70.4

Avg Score Given

-8.3

Steam Disparity

+7.0

MC Disparity

-0.4

Combined Disparity

Reviews

5 early (7%)51 launch window (75%)12 late (18%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

14.0

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

COGconnected

65 reviews

+0.1

CGMagazine

3 reviews

-9.4

Review summary

Updated Aug 30, 2026

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Based on 68 scored reviews, Doug Mercer gives games an average score of 70.4/100. Doug Mercer scores games 8.3 points lower than Steam users and 7.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 68)+

Way of the HunterviaCOGconnected
Aug 22, 2022Launch window
55/100View review
Steam 80.3/100 · -25.3 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · -5.0 pts
RökiviaCOGconnected
Nov 11, 2021Late review
85/100View review
Steam 89.3/100 · -4.3 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · +8.0 pts
Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced EditionviaCOGconnected
Oct 8, 2021Late review
60/100View review
Metacritic 54/100 · +6.0 pts
Clid the SnailviaCOGconnected
Sep 13, 2021Launch window
65/100View review
Steam 73.5/100 · -8.5 pts
Dodgeball AcademiaviaCOGconnected
Aug 11, 2021Launch window
79/100View review
Steam 93.9/100 · -14.9 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -4.0 pts