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Josh Hawkins - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Josh Hawkins

74.8

Avg Score Given

-10.4

Steam Disparity

+5.8

MC Disparity

+0.1

Combined Disparity

Reviews

25 early (42%)33 launch window (56%)1 late (2%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

Highest Score

13.8

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Shacknews

58 reviews

-0.1

GameCrate

1 reviews

+14.0

Review summary

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Updated Aug 28, 2026

Based on 59 scored reviews, Josh Hawkins gives games an average score of 74.8/100. Josh Hawkins scores games 10.4 points lower than Steam users and 5.8 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 59)+

Bravely Default 2viaShacknews
Feb 25, 2021Early review
80/100View review
Metacritic 77/100 · +3.0 pts
The MediumviaShacknews
Jan 27, 2021Early review
60/100View review
Steam 88.9/100 · -28.9 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -12.0 pts
Cyberpunk 2077viaShacknews
Dec 16, 2020Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 86.8/100 · -16.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -3.0 pts
GodfallviaShacknews
Nov 11, 2020Early review
70/100View review
Metacritic 43/100 · +27.0 pts
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimeviaShacknews
Oct 2, 2020Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 86.7/100 · +3.3 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · +10.0 pts