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Game Debate Staff - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Game Debate Staff

76.8

Avg Score Given

-2.6

Steam Disparity

+8.9

MC Disparity

+3.8

Combined Disparity

181

Reviews

17 early (9%)153 launch window (85%)11 late (6%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

12.8

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Game Debate

181 reviews

+3.8

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Review summary

Updated Aug 27, 2026

Based on 181 scored reviews, Game Debate Staff gives games an average score of 76.8/100. Game Debate Staff scores games 2.6 points lower than Steam users and 8.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 181)+

F1 2021viaGame Debate
Jul 18, 2021Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 67/100 · +23.0 pts
American Truck Simulator - ColoradoviaGame Debate
Dec 6, 2020Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 93.0/100 · -3.0 pts
DiRT 5viaGame Debate
Nov 7, 2020Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 53.7/100 · +16.3 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · +16.0 pts
American Truck Simulator - IdahoviaGame Debate
Aug 2, 2020Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 89.7/100 · +0.3 pts
F1 2020viaGame Debate
Jul 17, 2020Launch window
85/100View review
Metacritic 80/100 · +5.0 pts