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Stuart Shortland - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Stuart Shortland

78.6

Avg Score Given

+0.8

Steam Disparity

+21.7

MC Disparity

+13.7

Combined Disparity

Reviews

7 early (24%)22 launch window (76%)0 late (0%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

14.6

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Thumb Culture

29 reviews

+13.7

Review summary

Updated Aug 26, 2026

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Based on 29 scored reviews, Stuart Shortland gives games an average score of 78.6/100. Stuart Shortland scores games 0.8 points higher than Steam users and 21.7 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 29)+

King Of The CastleviaThumb Culture
Mar 2, 2023Launch window
100/100View review
Steam 88.0/100 · +12.0 pts
Construction SimulatorviaThumb Culture
Sep 22, 2022Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 80.8/100 · -0.8 pts
F1 Manager 2022viaThumb Culture
Sep 14, 2022Launch window
80/100View review
Metacritic 65/100 · +15.0 pts
Saints RowviaThumb Culture
Aug 22, 2022Early review
80/100View review
Steam 57.0/100 · +23.0 ptsMetacritic 33/100 · +47.0 pts
Hot Wheels UnleashedviaThumb Culture
Sep 27, 2021Early review
100/100View review
Steam 78.7/100 · +21.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +31.0 pts