Matt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Necropolis (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 11/1/2016
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PS4 / PC / Mac / XONE - 7/12/2016
Necropolis
Necropolis is a third-person action roguelike, set in a living dungeon that changes every time you play, filled with monsters, myth and magic, and lorded over by the mad mystical intellect known only as the Brazen Head.
- Developer
- Harebrained Schemes
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, Harebrained Schemes
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Critic avg
60
23 scored reviews
Total coverage
23
All coverage currently scored
Score range
10–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 60 across 23 scored reviews, with a 80-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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23 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 4%
80–893 reviews · 13%
70–795 reviews · 22%
Below 7014 reviews · 61%
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Chapel Collins
Gaming NexusNecropolis Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 10/31/2016
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74
+14 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn-Paul Jones
PlayStation UniverseNecropolis (PS4) Review
Published 10/31/2016
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85
+25 vs critic avg
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Read originalRachel Berry
GamingTrendWit or Death?: Necropolis Review
Published 10/22/2016
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65
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Celani
ZTGDNecropolis (PS4) Review
Published 10/17/2016
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40
-20 vs critic avg
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Read originalEric Layman
Digital ChumpsDigital Chumps Necropolis Review
Published 10/13/2016
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50
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalTravis Williams
TechRaptorNECROPOLIS Review – Grind Souls
Published 8/5/2016
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Score
55
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalElias Blondeau
Game RevolutionNecropolis Review
Published 8/4/2016
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30
-30 vs critic avg
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Read originalCody Orme
CGMagazineNECROPOLIS (PC) Review
Published 8/2/2016
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75
+15 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatthew Hung
GameSpewNecropolis Review
Published 7/28/2016
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80
+20 vs critic avg
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