Game Reviews8.2/10
Civilization VII Splits Each Campaign Into Separate Ages, and That Changes How You Play
Civilization VII review: Firaxis' turn-based strategy game scores 8.2/10, with a new age system that reshapes how a campaign unfolds.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.2/10
A stealth game where the city itself is the antagonist
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream review — River End Games' Nordic stealth adventure nails atmosphere, three playable thieves, and a plague-struck city. 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Madden NFL 26 Rebuilds Its Fundamentals and Comes Back to Nintendo
Madden NFL 26 review: Saquon Barkley's reverse-hurdle cover, the series' Nintendo Switch 2 return, four modes, and the first long snapper position.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Ball x Pit Review: Two Games, One Pit, and Both Come Back Alive
Ball x Pit is a roguelite that mixes Arkanoid brick-breaking with town building. Devolver Digital's October 2025 hit scores 8.3/10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review: Twin Rathalos, Two Kingdoms, One Strong 8.6
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection review: two kingdoms, twin Rathalos from one egg, and an 8.6/10 critic score for Capcom's turn-based RPG.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Katamari’s Cosmic Sticky-Ball Formula Endures in a New Time-Hopping Adventure
Once Upon a Katamari review: RENGAME's 2025 Katamari revival scores 8.4/10, bringing the Prince back to consoles with power-ups, crowns, and time travel.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Remedy swapped noir pastiche for genuine tragedy in Max Payne 2
A review of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Remedy's 2003 noir shooter sequel — bullet-time upgrades, Mona Sax, and a score of 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.7/10
BioShock 2 returns to Rapture eight years after Andrew Ryan’s death, and the city has only gotten worse.
BioShock 2 returns to Rapture as Subject Delta, a prototype Big Daddy, with a drill, a rivet gun, and a story that earns its length.
Game Reviews8.4/10
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Review: An 8.4 Open World That Outlives Its Own Apocalypse
Oblivion's dying emperor, the broken covenant of St. Alessia, and the open world that made Cyrodiil matter more than its main quest.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords Review: A Darker, Stranger Sequel
Obsidian's darker Star Wars RPG sequel: The Exile, Kreia, lightsaber forms, six planets and the choices that turn you. Our 8.6/10 review.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Mortal Kombat: 8.4/10
Mortal Kombat's 2011 reboot rewound the timeline, added the X-ray move and super meter, and gave the series its cleanest fight in years. 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Doom 3’s scares come from what it takes away from the player
Doom 3 review: id Software's 2004 Mars horror shooter, its flashlight-or-gun mechanic, id Tech 4 engine, 3.5 million sales, and why the darkness still works.