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134

Total Reviews

Journalists

80.9

Average Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-4.9

Metacritic Disparity

+12.3

Combined Disparity

-1.0

Average of both sources

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

10.7

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Review Timing

15 early (11%)94 launch window (70%)25 late (19%)

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Review summary

Updated May 21, 2026

Based on 134 scored reviews, video games are good gives games an average score of 80.9/100. video games are good scores games 4.9 points lower than Steam users and 12.3 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 134)+

Bubsy 4DbyNathan Hermanson
May 21, 2026Early review
80/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · -12.7 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +6.0 pts
MixtapebyNathan Hermanson
May 11, 2026Launch window
100/100View review
Steam 87.9/100 · +12.1 ptsMetacritic 61/100 · +39.0 pts
Forbidden SolitairebyNathan Hermanson
Apr 30, 2026Launch window
95/100View review
Steam 96.6/100 · -1.6 pts
ILA: A Frosty GlidebyNathan Hermanson
Dec 2, 2025Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 96.4/100 · -11.4 pts
Undusted: Letters from the PastbyNathan Hermanson
Oct 20, 2025Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 96.6/100 · -11.6 pts