Review Policy

We use a five star rating system for all written reviews. Our aim is to judge the game itself first and foremost, while still being upfront about how it runs when that actually matters.

How We Review Games

For single player games we play through the full story before reviewing. If we didn’t finish it, we’ll say so.

For multiplayer games, roguelikes and anything built around repeatable content, we’ll explain how long we played and which parts we focused on.

How We Handle Performance

Performance only affects the score when the problems are severe across all platforms and genuinely impact the ability to enjoy the game.

If a game runs fine on Steam Deck or other hardware, performance will not influence the score.

In most cases, performance issues won’t affect the star rating at all. But if the performance is bad everywhere and clearly damages the experience, it will be noted and can lower the score.

Full performance breakdowns and platform testing will be covered separately in our dedicated performance reviews on YouTube, not in the main written score.

Rating Breakdown

5 Stars: Excellent.

4 Stars: Very good.

3 Stars: Average.

2 Stars: Underwhelming.

1 Star: Not recommended.