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Niche Gamer Staff - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Niche Gamer Staff

76.5

Avg Score Given

-6.5

Steam Disparity

+7.2

MC Disparity

-2.1

Combined Disparity

204

Reviews

33 early (16%)131 launch window (64%)40 late (20%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

14.8

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Niche Gamer

204 reviews

-2.1

Review summary

Updated Oct 16, 2026

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Based on 204 scored reviews, Niche Gamer Staff gives games an average score of 76.5/100. Niche Gamer Staff scores games 6.5 points lower than Steam users and 7.2 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 204)+

SPRAWL zeroviaNiche Gamer
Sep 14, 2026Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 95.7/100 · -5.7 pts
PuppergeistviaNiche Gamer
Sep 1, 2026Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 95.6/100 · -25.6 pts
Rhythm Heaven GrooveviaNiche Gamer
Jul 9, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Metacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts
Star FoxviaNiche Gamer
Jul 5, 2026Launch window
100/100View review
Metacritic 82/100 · +18.0 pts
Dark ScrollsviaNiche Gamer
Jul 2, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 60.5/100 · +19.5 pts