Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor currently has a CriticDB Rating of 82! Drop onto the Planet Hoxxes with the same classes and Weapons as Deep Rock Galactic in this survival-like! Reviews: criticdb.com/games/deep-r... @deeprockgalactic.bsky.social

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Previews are dropping, and they're very positive! "I spent about three and a half hours in the game, and all I wanted to do after the fact was play more Digimon Story." - @theouterhaven.net Read all: criticdb.com/games/digimo... #gaming #videogames #digimon

Borderlands 4 Previews are dropping! "I assumed I would never again feel the overwhelming excitement I once had for each subsequent entry in Gearbox's flagship franchise. Spending a couple of hours with Borderlands 4 changed my mind." - @gameinformer.com Read More: criticdb.com/games/border...

Game Pages got a facelift! Cronos: The New Dawn currently has a CriticDB rating of 80 as reviews flow in!

Our Game Reviews page got an upgrade! criticdb.com/reviews

We're doing a scraper audit and seeing CDB getting blocked by CDNs in the last 2 weeks. Not across the board, just here and there. We'll reach out to impacted outlets!

Two new features are live: - Check @greenmangaming.com prices on game pages! - See up to 21 review scores all at once by hovering over the game's image!

Want to keep up with reviews from your favorite outlets? Our Outlet Feed and Notifications features make that easy! 100% free to use, limited to 10 follows with plans to expand!

Have you checked out the features that launched with version 1.1? 📅Game Calendar 📃Collections 🗞️Follow Outlets for a custom feed 🔖Major User Dashboard Improvements 🎮User Reviews now free ✍️Visibility Features for Verified Authors criticdb.com/features

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CriticDB 1.1 Update is almost ready :) 1.1.1 will be the Beta for PR Accounts!

Two more features coming to @criticdb.bsky.social soon!

We're cooking up a pretty MASSIVE update for @criticdb.bsky.social - some major feature additions and improvements coming.

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Due to an Outage by one of the services we utilize, CriticDB is currently down. We'll update once things are fully back online.

Elden Ring: Nightreign Reviews have dropped, and it currently has a CriticDB score of 81! "Elden Ring Nightreign is yet another playful slice of experimentation, with breezy movement and rich multiplayer mechanics." Xbox Achievements All Nightreign Reviews

Scraping of reviews for @criticdb.bsky.social should be way faster now. Would help if the scraping server had enough resources. OOPS.

PR Friends - I'll be sending an email to as many contacts as I have, but... We'll launch @criticdb.bsky.social's PR Accounts into Beta the first week of June! 100% free beta, aimed at garnering feedback to refine the backend platform for PR to use/filter CriticDB Data! DM if interested :)

Once we get through launching PR Accounts as well as platform enhancements, I'm going to start planning out the "CriticDB Ambassador" (name tbd) program. We'll look for 10 Games Media people who can bring their own ideas to the table on how we make @criticdb.bsky.social the best it can be. Soon.

Final Weapon Now Included on CriticDB, A New Video Game Review Aggregator

Apologies for the silence the last few weeks - we're still building, but this is a labor of love on top of our day jobs, which have been very busy lately! Lots in the works, updates soon!

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We're planning to launch PR Accounts alongside hitting 100 outlets on CriticDB. Name one (or more!) Outlets that deserve to be on the platform and I'll vet them out! There's so many, I'm sure I'll miss some as I look, and recommendations are a huge endorsement. Current Outlets Requirements

Releasing on Thursday, @kaizengameworks.com Promise Mascot Agency has a CriticDB Rating of 84! "The least amicable city council meeting you've ever attended and probably the best game you'll play this year." - PC Gamer Read all Promise Mascot Agency Reviews

We pushed up some fixes to Subscriptions over the weekend, so you'll see some extra detail under the subscription tab now. What we're working on now: - Adding more games & Previews - Finalizing PR Accounts/Dashboards - Vetting additional Outlets to add to the platform - (Secret Thing)

With 18 Reviews in the DB, @blueprincegame.bsky.social has a CriticDB score of 92! "Blue Prince is absolutely top of its field in gameplay, worldbuilding, and puzzle implementation." - TechRaptor Read all Blue Prince Reviews

Blue Prince reviews are rolling in: criticdb.com/games/blue-p...

With 30 Reviews in, @southofmidnight.bsky.social has a CriticDB Score of 77! "...a refreshing and satisfying action-adventure that has all of the trappings and nostalgia of the classics of yesteryear, yet all of the bells and whistles you’d associate with modern gaming." - Loot Level Chill Reviews

With 22 previews from a hand-on event now live - DOOM: The Dark Ages (@doom.com) is shaping up nicely. "After playing for just four hours, Doom: The Dark Ages went from being something I was vaguely curious about to one of my most anticipated games of 2025." - VG247 Doom: The Dark Ages Previews

This week's video game releases: Merchant 64 - 03/31 Wildkeepers Rising - 03/31 Post Trauma - 03/31 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - 04/02 Steel Hunters - 04/02 Detective Dotson - 04/03

We've added six(!!) new outlets this week to CriticDB: Video Chums - Outlet Page @waytoomanygames.bsky.social - Outlet Page @checkpointau.bsky.social - Outlet Page @gamespace.bsky.social - Outlet Page @stevivor.com - Outlet Page @gameinformer.com - Outlet Page More to come!!

Numbers as of this morning: Reviews Aggregated: 62,000 Reviews of Games in the DB: 23,200 Total Games: 2,325 Total Linked Similar Games: 28,704 Total Outlets: 86

Welcome back @gameinformer.com! We've added GameInformer to CriticDB and pulled in their historical reviews. New(er) reviews to be added once the historical pull is complete! criticdb.com/outlet/gamei...

With 23 reviews in the database, The First Berserker: Khazan has a CriticDB rating of 79. "Souls-like Goodness" - @theouterhaven.net Read Review The First Berserker: Khazan Reviews

This week's gaming releases: Spilled! - 3/26 Karma: The Dark World - 3/27 The First Berserker: Khazan - 3/27 Atomfall 76/100 - 3/27 AI-Limit - 3/27 Inzoi - 3/28 Rain World: The Watcher - 3/28

Game Review Score Roundup - Week of March 17, 2025 Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition: 88/100 MLB The Show: 82/100 Assassin's Creed Shadows: 79/100 Atomfall: 76/100 Kaiserpunk: 66/100

With 27 reviews in the database, Atomfall has a 76 on CriticDB. "You might be done with it a lot quicker than you'd anticipate, but while it’s got you, Atomfall is a decently good time." @vg247.bsky.social Review All Atomfall Reviews

We're hard at work aggregating new reviews & making improvements! Welcome to: @gamingtrend.com Outlet Page @gamewatcher.com Outlet Page GamerBraves Outlet Page More to come soon!

CriticDB A New Review Aggregate Joins The Fight: Read: www.theouterhaven.net/criticdb-a-n...

We have mock review opportunities for a supernatural tactical turn-based game inspired by XCOM and Gears Tactics. If you're a journalist looking for extra work and ICO doesn't have you on file as a mock reviewer, please do get in touch.

With 19 Reviews now live, @ivyroadgames.bsky.social's Wanderstop has a CriticDB Rating of 81! "Ivy Road has made a game that has impact and one that doesn’t change its protagonist, but you, the player, too." But Why Tho Read All Wanderstop Reviews

With 26 Hands-On Previews dropping this morning, @atomfall.com is shaping up to be a 2025 blockbuster. "It’s already started to scratch my Fallout itch, even after only an hour." - VGC Read all Previews

MAJOR Review Milestone ✅

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! STARTMENU IS NOW ON @criticdb.bsky.social! Huge shoutout to the team for including us. criticdb.com/outlet/start...

We've got a big vision for the future around game/outlet discovery. If you're interested in supporting us so we can build out more games, outlets, and reviews/previews, consider throwing us some support! Support CDB Verified Authors* get 50% off! *not verified? @rutledge.bsky.social can help!

With 12 Reviews in the database, @kitspacesgame.bsky.social holds a CriticDB score of 79/100 "Knights in Tight Spaces is an accomplished tactical deckbuilder that rewards skill and strategy." - SteamDeckHQ READ MORE REVIEWS

With 26 reviews in so far Split Fiction from @hazelightgames.bsky.social is getting strong praise from Critics! Currently a 92/100 on CriticDB! "Rarely ever putting a foot wrong, Split Fiction has set a new standard for co-op gaming." - GameSpew READ SPLIT FICTION REVIEWS)

With 16 Previews live, @expedition33.bsky.social is getting overwhelming praise from gaming outlets! "one of the most uniquely original experiences I’ve played this generation" - CGMagazine See them all: criticdb.com/games/clair-...

With 37 reviews in so far, the Monster Hunter Wilds CriticDB score is settling in. "A reduced-fat, flavourful, and fantastic realisation of the Monster Hunter formula, if you can stand to chew through some half-baked narrative choices." - VG247 criticdb.com/games/monste...

New Features are live! 🎮 Previews now displayed on Author/Outlet Pages, as well as Review/Preview Counts. 📰 Author/Outlet Page Design Tweak, BlueSky Added 🎮 Game Pages now display Review/Preview Counts 🕹️ Homepage Design Improvements ➕ Continuing to aggregate more sites, slow process! criticdb.com