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Reviewer profile

Matt Donahue

Current outlet: But Why Tho?

Reviews

10

10 games · 10 scored

Avg score

85

10 scored reviews

Score style

Lenient

+9 vs peer avg · 10 compared

Outlets

1

But Why Tho?

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores about +9 points above the peer average on games where Critic Atlas has comparable scored reviews.

How to use this

A higher-than-peer score from this reviewer may be less meaningful by itself. Look for cases where they are unusually high or low compared with their own baseline.

Based on 10 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.

Showing 1-10 of 10 reviews

Europa Universalis V: Fate Of The Phoenix

But Why Tho?

DLC REVIEW: ‘Fate of the Phoenix’ Creates Europa Universalis V’s Most Difficult Challenge

Published 5/6/2026

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Score

70

-3 vs game avg

Review

Anno 117: Pax Romana

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' Is One Of The Best Games We've Played All Year

Published 11/10/2025

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Reviewer assigned from OpenCritic API author data during automated unresolved-reviewer resolver.

Score

95

+12 vs game avg

Review

Surviving Mars: Relaunched

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: ‘Surviving Mars: Relaunched’ Is Still A Must-Play Builder, But With A New Political Kick

Published 11/7/2025

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Score

90

+10 vs game avg

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Cities: Skylines II

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: ‘Cities Skyline II’ Is A Worthy Sequel

Published 10/19/2023

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Score

90

+17 vs game avg

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Star Trek: Infinite

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REVIEW: ‘Star Trek: Infinite’ Is Made For The Fans (PC)

Published 10/12/2023

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Score

80

+6 vs game avg

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Age of Wonders 4

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: 'Age of Wonders 4' is Fantastic Entry in the Franchise (PC)

Published 4/27/2023

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Reviewer assigned from OpenCritic API author data during automated unresolved-reviewer resolver.

Score

90

+5 vs game avg

Review

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: ‘Per Aspera’ is Expansive and Immersive Even with its Flaws

Published 12/7/2020

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Score

70

-8 vs game avg

Review

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: ‘Mars Horizon’ Puts You in the Space Race

Published 11/17/2020

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Score

90

+15 vs game avg

Review

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: ‘Beyond Blue’ is Breathtaking Science

Published 6/11/2020

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Score

90

+16 vs game avg

Review

But Why Tho?

REVIEW: ‘Planet Zoo’ is Worth Your Time

Published 11/12/2019

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Score

85

+4 vs game avg

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