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Forbes - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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369

Total Reviews

Journalists

81.3

Average Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

+0.9

Metacritic Disparity

+15.0

Combined Disparity

+11.4

Average of both sources

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

13.0

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Review Timing

112 early (30%)240 launch window (65%)17 late (5%)

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Review summary

Updated Jul 17, 2026

Based on 369 scored reviews, Forbes gives games an average score of 81.3/100. Forbes scores games 0.9 points higher than Steam users and 15.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 369)+

70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-XbyOllie Barder
Jul 17, 2026Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 94.7/100 · -24.7 pts
Star FoxbyOllie Barder
Jun 24, 2026Early review
80/100View review
Metacritic 82/100 · -2.0 pts
R-Type Dimensions IIIbyOllie Barder
May 19, 2026Launch window
40/100View review
Steam 44.3/100 · -4.3 pts
PragmatabyOllie Barder
Apr 13, 2026Early review
90/100View review
Steam 96.6/100 · -6.6 ptsMetacritic 89/100 · +1.0 pts
Dragon Quest VII ReimaginedbyOllie Barder
Feb 3, 2026Early review
70/100View review
Steam 89.1/100 · -19.1 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · -7.0 pts