REVIEW

HOWWEREVIEW
Werevieweachgameonitsownmerits,andtrytomatchit
to a reviewer who’s a passionate expert in the field. The main
aim of reviews is to help you make buying decisions. To this
end,we’reselectiveaboutwhatwereview,andtrytofocus
onthenotable,interesting,excitingorsurprising.

DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
DLCmightbenewmissionsforagame,oritmightbeasingle
new item. If we think you want to know about it, we’ll review it.

EARLY ACCESS
Any released alpha, beta, or otherwise unfinished game that
youcancurrentlypayfor.Forthesegames,wewon’tassigna
score,butwewilltellyouwhetherthey’reworthyourtime.

THEY’RE BACK
Whenever there’s a bargain or re-release of a significant game,
ourexpertwillrevisititandtellyouwhetheritholdsuptoday.
With jokes.

The Editor’s Choice award is

granted in addition to the score,

at the discretion of the PC Gamer

staff. It represents exceptional

quality or innovation.

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OUR SCORING

SYSTEM EXPLAINED
00%-09% roken or offensively bad; absolutely no value.B
Example Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude

10%-19% We might be able to find one nice thing to say about
it, but still not worth anyone’s time or money.
Example Gettysburg: Armored Warfare

20%-29% ompletely falls short of its goals. Very fewC
redeeming qualities.
Examples Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse

30%-39% n entirely clumsy or derivative effort. There’sA
little reason to play this game over a similar, better one.
Examples Trials of the Blood Dragon

40%-49% lawed and disappointing.F
Examples Aliens: Colonial Marines

50%-59% Mediocre. Other games probably do it better,
or its unique qualities aren’t executed well.
Examples Primordia, Homefront: The Revolution

60%-69% here’s something to like here, but it can only beT
recommended with major caveats.
Examples No Man’s Sky, Ghost Recon: Wildlands

70%-79% A good game that’s worth playing. We like it.
Examples Prey, NieR: Automata

80%-89% A great game with exceptional moments or
features, and touches of brilliance. We love it.
Examples Overwatch, Night in the Woods

90%-94% A compelling recommendation for most PC
gamers. Important to PC gaming, and likely ahead of its time.
Examples Bayonetta, Dishonored 2

95%-96% ar and away one of the best games we’ve ever F
played. We recommend it to the entire world.
Examples Half-Life 2, Kerbal Space Program

97%-100% dvances the human species. Boosts the A
immune systems of nearby children and small animals.

ApeLegs

We’ve got a whole host of fantastic

new releases to tell you about this

month – some you may have heard

about because of various Early

Access schemes (Slay the Spire and

Sunless Skies are the big ’uns), and

one which arrived fully-formed and

ready to go without so much as a

by-your-leave!

The latter is, of course, Apex

Legends; Respawn’s take on the

battle royale genre. As well as being

a great game, we hope other devs

take note of its revolutionary ping

system for easy communication

with strangers. The one thing

James forgot to cover was

whether everyone’s settled on a

nickname for Apex yet so allow

me to fill in that gap: they have

and it’s “ApeLegs”.

You’re welcome.

PHILIPPA WARR

DEPUTY EDITOR

[email protected]