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Game Rating Systems

Game rating systems are frameworks for expressing video game quality and completeness as objective numerical values. Representative systems include Metacritic (Metascore), Famitsu Cross Review, and OpenCritic, which aggregate evaluations from multiple reviewers and media outlets to calculate scores. These scores serve not only as reference indicators for game purchases but also as important metrics that influence developer bonus conditions and publisher investment decisions.

game rating Metascore Famitsu OpenCritic review game industry
code slug name description calculationMethod mediaCount ratingTiers scoreRange_max scoreRange_min scoreRange_unit reviewerCount startedYear foundedYear
metacritic metacritic Metacritic (Metascore) The world's largest review aggregator site. Displays ratings on a 100-point scale. Weighted average (weighted by media authority) 200 [{"range":"90-100","label":"Universal Acclaim","color":"green"},{"range":"75-89","label":"Generally Favorable","color":"green"},{"range":"50-74","label":"Mixed or Average","color":"yellow"},{"range":"20-49","label":"Generally Unfavorable","color":"red"},{"range":"0-19","label":"Overwhelming Dislike","color":"red"}] 100 0 points
famitsu famitsu-cross-review Famitsu Cross Review Game evaluation system by Japan's Weekly Famitsu. Maximum score is 40 points. Sum of four reviewers' scores (each out of 10 points) [{"range":"35-40","label":"Platinum Hall of Fame"},{"range":"32-34","label":"Gold Hall of Fame"},{"range":"30-31","label":"Silver Hall of Fame"}] 40 0 points 4 1986
opencritic opencritic OpenCritic A game-focused review aggregator that emphasizes transparency. Simple average (emphasizing transparency) [{"range":"top 10%","label":"Mighty"},{"range":"top 10-40%","label":"Strong"},{"range":"30-60%","label":"Fair"},{"range":"bottom 30%","label":"Weak"}] 100 0 points 2015
ign ign-review IGN Review A 10-point rating system by IGN, the world's largest gaming media outlet. Single reviewer evaluation (out of 10 points) [{"range":"10","label":"Masterpiece"},{"range":"9","label":"Amazing"},{"range":"8","label":"Great"},{"range":"7","label":"Good"},{"range":"6","label":"Okay"}] 10 0 points
gamespot gamespot-review GameSpot Review A 10-point rating system by veteran gaming media outlet GameSpot. Single reviewer evaluation (out of 10 points, in 0.5 increments) 10 0 points 1996
steam steam-reviews Steam Reviews User review rating system on the Steam platform. Percentage of user recommendations vs. non-recommendations [{"range":"95-100%","label":"Overwhelmingly Positive"},{"range":"80-94%","label":"Very Positive"},{"range":"70-79%","label":"Mostly Positive"},{"range":"40-69%","label":"Mixed"},{"range":"20-39%","label":"Mostly Negative"},{"range":"0-19%","label":"Overwhelmingly Negative"}] 100 0 percent

Major evaluation systems that quantify game quality.