Mystery Steam Reviews: video games with Metacritic scores of 60 or lower

We don’t like numbers round these parts. We’re more interested in telling you whether a game is worth your time with words. One person’s three star review is another’s seven out of ten, so it’s just better to evaluate games via text.

However, there are a lot of folks that think otherwise. They enjoy giving scores to games. And, without them, we wouldn’t have aMystery Steam Reviewsthis week. So, thank you, score-givers.

We’ve run another poll on theRock Paper Shotgun YouTube channelfor the next edition of Mystery Steam Reviews, so go and vote if you want to have a say in what the next MSR is all about.

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This week, both myself and Matthew had to choose three games that have Metacritic scores of 60 or lower. You know: those games that are, at best, just above average.

If you like this, then you may very well enjoy this week’s episode ofThe PC Gaming Weekspot. We chatted aboutGotham Knights getting delayedand what other games may be pushed to 2021, we recapped the inaugural Square Enix Presents and the games that came from that likeLife Is Strange: True ColorsandForspoken, and we brought some indie games to Show and Tell likeAdiosandBlind Drive.

While you’re here, why not have a look atlast week’s episode of Mystery Steam Reviewsthat focused on female protagonists in video games.

MYSTERY STEAM REVIEWS RULE BIBLE™

For those not in the know, or who need a refresher.

Colm and Matthew both bringthreeSteam reviews to the MSR arena (yes, arena), but they omit the name of the game each review is for. Their opponent must correctly guess the name of that game, including any numbers or subtitles. However, there is some leeway for things such as “Complete Edition” or “Definitive Edition.” One correct answer = one point.

While both combatants have90 secondson each Mystery Steam Review, they also have help in the form of three lifelines. These can be used at any stage during battle, and pause the 90-second timer. Each lifeline can only be used once.

Questionallows whoever is in the hot seat to ask a simple yes or no question, as long as the question isn’t, “is the name of the game [insert name of the game here]?". WhenSecond Opinionis used, the man in the warm chair will get to hear a second Steam review of the same game. And whenGenreis activated, the genre of the game is revealed to the man with the fiery arse.