The A.V. Club Staff

84.3

Avg Score Given

-0.7

Steam Disparity

+5.8

MC Disparity

+2.6

Combined Disparity

Reviews

1 early (17%)1 launch window (17%)4 late (67%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

Highest Score

10.7

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

The A.V. Club

6 reviews

+2.6

Review summary

Updated Aug 29, 2026

Based on 6 scored reviews, The A.V. Club Staff gives games an average score of 84.3/100. The A.V. Club Staff scores games 0.7 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 6)

The Midnight WalkviaThe A.V. Club
Dec 15, 2025Late review
85/100View review
Steam 92.9/100 · -7.9 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +2.0 pts
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake EaterviaThe A.V. Club
Dec 2, 2025Late review
93/100View review
Steam 83.5/100 · +9.5 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · +16.0 pts
Death Stranding 2: On the BeachviaThe A.V. Club
Dec 2, 2025Late review
93/100View review
Steam 95.2/100 · -2.2 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · +6.0 pts
Hades IIviaThe A.V. Club
Dec 2, 2025Late review
80/100View review
Steam 95.7/100 · -15.7 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts
Shadow LabyrinthviaThe A.V. Club
Jul 17, 2025Early review
65/100View review
Steam 56.4/100 · +8.6 ptsMetacritic 71/100 · -6.0 pts

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