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Chris Penwell

Current outlet: SmashPad

Previously at: Destructoid · Hardcore Gamer · TechRaptor · The Outerhaven Productions

Reviews

34

34 games · 34 scored

Avg score

72

34 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

-1 vs peer avg · 34 compared

Outlets

5

Destructoid · Hardcore Gamer · SmashPad · TechRaptor · The Outerhaven Productions

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores close to the peer average on comparable games, with an average delta of -1.

How to use this

Their scores are not strongly harsh or lenient in the current data, so individual game deltas may be more useful than the overall style label.

Based on 34 compared reviews against other scored reviews for the same games.

Review history

How this reviewer maps across games

Review history follows the reviewer as a person, even if they have moved between outlets. Each review keeps the outlet where it was originally published.

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Directive 8020

SmashPad

REVIEW - "Directive 8020" goes above and beyond before crashing on impact

Published 5/11/2026

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Score

60

-14 vs game avg

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Kiln

SmashPad

REVIEW: “Kiln” is exactly how you’d expect a Double Fine multiplayer game to be in the best ways

Published 4/29/2026

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Score

70

+2 vs game avg

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The Day I Became a Bird

SmashPad

REVIEW – “The Day I Became a Bird” is a cute children’s book in game form

Published 4/17/2026

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Score

70

-2 vs game avg

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Homura Hime

SmashPad

REVIEW – “Homura Hime” may soothe your desire to play a new NieR

Published 3/27/2026

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Score

70

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Avowed

SmashPad

REVIEW – “Avowed” on PS5 is still a magical RPG despite initial reception

Published 2/24/2026

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Score

80

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Tales of the Shire

Hardcore Gamer

Review: Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game

Published 7/30/2025

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Score

70

+14 vs game avg

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Date Everything!

Hardcore Gamer

Review: Date Everything! is a Charming Dating Sim

Published 6/12/2025

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Score

80

-4 vs game avg

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Koira

Hardcore Gamer

Koira Review

Published 4/1/2025

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Score

70

-12 vs game avg

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Europa

Destructoid

Review: Europa

Published 10/12/2024

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Score

80

+9 vs game avg

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Akimbot

Hardcore Gamer

Review: Akimbot

Published 9/4/2024

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Score

70

-1 vs game avg

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Flock

Hardcore Gamer

Review: Flock

Published 7/15/2024

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Score

50

-26 vs game avg

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MultiVersus

Hardcore Gamer

Review: MultiVersus

Published 6/5/2024

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Score

90

+10 vs game avg

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Cult of the Lamb

The Outerhaven Productions

Cult of the Lamb Review – A Maleovalently Good Rogue-lite Life Sim

Published 8/16/2022

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

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Hazel Sky

TechRaptor

Hazel Sky Review

Published 7/18/2022

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Score

65

+7 vs game avg

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