Game Reviews3.4/10
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Review: A Stealth Game With No Follow-Through
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum scored 3.4/10 and was ranked 2023's worst game — a stealth idea that sank Daedalic's development division.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews5.9/10
Redfall Review: Arkane Austin’s Vampire Shooter Loses the Studio’s Legacy in an Open World
Redfall review: Arkane Austin's vampire shooter lands on Xbox and PC with a 5.9 — a strong cast and premise undone by thin story and empty open world.
Game Reviews5.5/10
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd Review — A Great Room With Not Enough Game Behind the Door
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd review: Upstream Arcade's roguelite brawler nails the Butterfly House premise but lands a thin 5.5/10.
Game Reviews5.4/10
Crime Boss: Rockay City Review: A Heist Loop That Wears Thin
Crime Boss: Rockay City, the co-op heist shooter with Michael Madsen and Chuck Norris, scores 5.4/10 — a Miami Vice Florida that never finds its own identity.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Starfield’s planets look better than they play
Starfield review: Bethesda's first new universe in 25 years delivers a vast NASApunk galaxy, deep ship building, and a story that never quite earns its scale.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Rhythm-Action Combat Lands Best When Hi-Fi Rush Stops Trying So Hard to Be Cool
Hi-Fi Rush review: Tango Gameworks builds a rhythm-action game where the world moves to the beat, timing pays off, and a corporation hunts a wannabe rockstar.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Final Fantasy XVI swaps the series’ turn-based past for combo-driven combat, and mostly lands it
Final Fantasy XVI review: Clive Rosfield, the Eikons, Valisthea's politics and the Bearers — a confident action RPG and the strongest Final Fantasy in years.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Diablo IV strips the series back to a slower, gloomier crawl through Sanctuary
Diablo IV review: Blizzard's 2023 action RPG rebuilt the series around ordinary people, not kings, and it worked. Score: 8.8.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Blasphemous 2 Review: A Confident, Unforgiving Return to Cvstodia
Blasphemous 2 review: The Game Kitchen's sequel brings three weapons, the heart in the sky, and Eviterno. A confident Metroidvania that scores 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review — A Reboot That Justifies the Decade Off
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon review — FromSoftware's mech reboot delivers deep customization, a mission economy, and the strange voice of Ayre. 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.5/10
A Space for the Unbound Review: A Mind Is a Messy Place to Visit
A Space for the Unbound review: Mojiken Studio's Indonesian magical realist adventure about a boy who dives into minds earns 8.5/10 for its emotional story.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Street Fighter 6 Review: The Drive Gauge Is the Whole Argument
Street Fighter 6 review: how Capcom's Drive Gauge, modern controls, and World Tour mode made the most generous fighting game in the series.