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GameByte - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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142

Total Reviews

Journalists

78.0

Average Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-3.0

Metacritic Disparity

+9.3

Combined Disparity

+4.6

Average of both sources

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

12.3

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Review Timing

67 early (47%)61 launch window (43%)14 late (10%)

Review summary

Updated Apr 26, 2023

Reviews

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Based on 142 scored reviews, GameByte gives games an average score of 78.0/100. GameByte scores games 3.0 points lower than Steam users and 9.3 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 142)+

Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorbyOlly Smith
Apr 26, 2023Early review
90/100View review
Steam 71/100 · +19.0 ptsMetacritic 71/100 · +19.0 pts
Resident Evil 4 (2023)byOlly Smith
Mar 17, 2023Early review
100/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +11.0 pts
ReturnalbyOlly Smith
Feb 15, 2023Late review
90/100View review
Steam 81.4/100 · +8.6 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +16.0 pts
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic ShakebyOlly Smith
Feb 10, 2023Launch window
65/100View review
Steam 92.2/100 · -27.2 ptsMetacritic 77/100 · -12.0 pts
Dead Space (2023)byRichard Lee Breslin
Jan 30, 2023Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 85/100 · +5.0 pts