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Mike Mahardy - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Mike Mahardy

Mike Mahardy

76.2

Avg Score Given

-4.9

Steam Disparity

+5.5

MC Disparity

+1.5

Combined Disparity

Reviews

18 early (53%)15 launch window (44%)1 late (3%)

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

GameSpot

33 reviews

+1.8

Polygon

1 reviews

-8.4

Review summary

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Updated Aug 30, 2026

Based on 34 scored reviews, Mike Mahardy gives games an average score of 76.2/100. Mike Mahardy scores games 4.9 points lower than Steam users and 5.5 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 34)+

Risk of Rain 2viaPolygon
Jul 24, 2022Late review
80/100View review
Steam 93.8/100 · -13.8 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -3.0 pts
Diablo III: Eternal CollectionviaGameSpot
Nov 1, 2018Early review
90/100View review
Metacritic 73/100 · +17.0 pts
I Expect You To DieviaGameSpot
Dec 15, 2016Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 94.4/100 · -14.4 ptsMetacritic 75/100 · +5.0 pts
Titanfall 2viaGameSpot
Oct 24, 2016Early review
90/100View review
Steam 95.6/100 · -5.6 ptsMetacritic 85/100 · +5.0 pts
Gears of War 4viaGameSpot
Oct 6, 2016Early review
70/100View review
Metacritic 71/100 · -1.0 pts