Adam Newell
DestructoidDigimon Story: Time Stranger review – Destructoid
Published 12/1/2025
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Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC / PS5 / Switch - 10/2/2025
Digimon Story: Time Stranger
The latest in the Digimon Story series is finally here! In this RPG, unravel a mystery that spans across the human world and the Digital World, collecting and raising a wide variety of Digimon to save the world.
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- Media.Vision
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
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Critic avg
77
16 scored reviews
Total coverage
16
All coverage currently scored
Score range
60–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 77 across 16 scored reviews, with a 35-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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16 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 19%
80–897 reviews · 44%
70–792 reviews · 13%
Below 704 reviews · 25%
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Terrence Johnson
ZTGDDigimon Story Time Stranger (XSX) Review
Published 11/5/2025
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85
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalRussell Archey
Gaming NexusDigimon Story: Time Stranger Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 10/19/2025
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90
+13 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Ramée
GameSpotDigimon Story: Time Stranger Review - The Digivolution Is Up And Running
Published 10/14/2025
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMurillo Zerbinatto
DualShockersDigimon Story: Time Stranger Review
Published 10/10/2025
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMark Steighner
COGconnectedDigimon Story: Time Stranger Review – Deeper, Darker, and Finally Fully Evolved
Published 10/6/2025
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89
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalMax Williams
GamesRadar+Digimon Story: Time Stranger review: "Finally in competition with Pokemon and Persona, this monster raising RPG is showing rapid evolution" | GamesRadar+Total FilmTotal Film
Published 10/6/2025
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70
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalCande Maldonado
DexertoDigimon Story Time Stranger review: Brilliant RPG held back by the maps
Published 10/1/2025
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60
-17 vs critic avg
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Read originalSkeith Ruch
Hardcore GamerReview: Digimon Story: Time Stranger
Published 10/1/2025
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70
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalGeorge Yang
IGNDigimon Story Time Stranger Review
Published 10/1/2025
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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