In the gaming industry, critic ratings increasingly diverge from player opinions, as seen in the example of the highly inflated scores for Dragon's Age: The Veilguard. The game, which lacks depth in its story, locations, and combat system, received praise from many media outlets, scoring 10/10 (including Eurogamer and Game Rant). However, the community rating on Metacritic for The Veilguard is only 4/10. On Steam, The Veilguard's average rating is "mixed," with 68% of players recommending it.
A similar situation occurred with the game Mixtape: it takes three hours to complete, has simple gameplay, and a controversial plot. The project received a 10/10 rating from IGN and other publications and was criticized by players. The average user score on Metacritic for Mixtape is only 5.9/10.
The VideogamesCritic portal analyzes how often specific publications' ratings align with player ratings on Metacritic and Steam. Currently, The Big Bois, Pure Nintendo, and Nintendo Life are leading. At the bottom of the ranking are COGConnected, Forbes, and Video Chums.
When compiling the rating, the primary focus is on customer reviews on Steam. Metacritic scores are also taken into account, but with less weight, as it is not possible to verify whether the user purchased the game there.