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Output Lag

Total Reviews

Journalists

81.3

Average Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-1.2

Metacritic Disparity

+9.9

Combined Disparity

+0.7

Average of both sources

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

12.1

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Review Timing

9 early (20%)34 launch window (77%)1 late (2%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 12, 2026

Reviews

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Based on 44 scored reviews, Output Lag gives games an average score of 81.3/100. Output Lag scores games 1.2 points lower than Steam users and 9.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 44)+

Lawn Mowing Simulator 2bySteven Mills
Oct 12, 2026Launch window
40/100View review
Steam 46.0/100 · -6.0 pts
Diablo IV: Lord of HatredbySteven Mills
Apr 21, 2026Early review
90/100View review
Steam 69.8/100 · +20.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +21.0 pts
Anno 117: Pax RomanabySteven Mills
Dec 13, 2025Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 69.5/100 · +20.6 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +18.0 pts
DemonschoolbyEvan Childs
Dec 10, 2025Launch window
75/100View review
Steam 91.8/100 · -16.8 pts
MARVEL Cosmic InvasionbyEvan Childs
Dec 3, 2025Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 88.5/100 · +1.5 ptsMetacritic 76/100 · +14.0 pts