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Steve Knauer - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Steve Knauer

74.2

Avg Score Given

-5.0

Steam Disparity

+3.0

MC Disparity

-0.8

Combined Disparity

Reviews

3 early (17%)13 launch window (72%)2 late (11%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

12.6

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

GameZone

17 reviews

-0.3

DualShockers

1 reviews

-9.4

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Review summary

Updated Aug 30, 2026

Based on 18 scored reviews, Steve Knauer gives games an average score of 74.2/100. Steve Knauer scores games 5.0 points lower than Steam users and 3.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 18)+

OF MICE AND SAND -REVISED-viaDualShockers
Jan 29, 2018Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 79.4/100 · -9.4 pts
Hand of Fate 2viaGameZone
Nov 20, 2017Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 84.4/100 · +0.6 ptsMetacritic 71/100 · +14.0 pts
Middle-earth: Shadow of WarviaGameZone
Oct 18, 2017Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 88.9/100 · +1.1 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +35.0 pts
AbsolverviaGameZone
Sep 5, 2017Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 72.5/100 · -2.5 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · +9.0 pts
PyreviaGameZone
Aug 28, 2017Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 90.4/100 · -10.4 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts