Critic Atlas

Reviewer profile

Rick Lane

Current outlet: Eurogamer

Previously at: GamesRadar+ · PC Gamer · The Guardian

Reviews

111

110 games · 110 scored

Avg score

70

110 scored reviews

Score style

Harsh

-4 vs peer avg · 109 compared

Outlets

4

Eurogamer · GamesRadar+ · PC Gamer · The Guardian

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores about -4 points below the peer average on games where Critic Atlas has comparable scored reviews.

How to use this

A lower-than-peer score from this reviewer may be part of their normal baseline. Their positive reviews may be especially worth noticing.

Based on 109 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 51-100 of 111 reviews

Sniper Elite 5

Eurogamer

Sniper Elite 5 review – Rebellion's stealth action series finds the sweet spot

Published 5/25/2022

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Score

100

+21 vs game avg

Lost Ark

PC Gamer

Lost Ark review

Published 2/8/2022

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Score

78

-2 vs game avg

Back 4 Blood

The Guardian

Back 4 Blood review – a zombie-shooter tribute act with brains of its own

Published 10/19/2021

Text · Full review

Score

80

+3 vs game avg

Chernobylite

Eurogamer

Chernobylite Review - a haunting and atmospheric Stalk-'em-up

Published 7/28/2021

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Score

80

+6 vs game avg

Empire of Sin

The Guardian

The Guardian Empire of Sin Review

Published 12/2/2020

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Score

60

-1 vs game avg

No Straight Roads

The Guardian

No Straight Roads review – a musical journey riddled with potholes

Published 8/25/2020

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Score

40

-26 vs game avg

Factorio

PC Gamer

Factorio review

Published 8/24/2020

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Score

91

+10 vs game avg

A Total War Saga: TROY

Eurogamer

A Total War Saga: Troy review - Creative Assembly tackles the classics

Published 8/13/2020

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Score

80

+2 vs game avg

Black Mesa

Eurogamer

Black Mesa review - a masterful remake that improves upon a classic

Published 3/5/2020

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Score

100

+16 vs game avg

Besiege

PC Gamer

Besiege review

Published 2/25/2020

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Score

85

+7 vs game avg

Transport Fever 2

The Guardian

Transport Fever 2 review – simple pleasures offer copious fuel for fun

Published 1/9/2020

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Score

60

-15 vs game avg

Phoenix Point

The Guardian

Phoenix Point review – rescuing humanity through micromanagement

Published 12/13/2019

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Score

60

-13 vs game avg

Grid

PC Gamer

GRID review

Published 10/16/2019

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Score

68

-9 vs game avg

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Eurogamer

Trine 4 review: the biggest and best Trine yet

Published 10/7/2019

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Reviewer assigned after source-page byline enrichment.

Score

80

+1 vs game avg

Gears 5

The Guardian

Gears 5 review – thrills, kills and belly laughs in a refreshing reboot

Published 9/6/2019

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Score

80

-5 vs game avg

Ion Fury

Eurogamer

Ion Fury review - a brilliant blast of nostalgia, and a decent first-person shooter too

Published 8/14/2019

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Score

80

+1 vs game avg

The Blackout Club

Eurogamer

The Blackout Club review - a tense cooperative horror hampered by a sleep-inducing grind

Published 7/31/2019

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Score

75

+7 vs game avg

My Friend Pedro

Eurogamer

My Friend Pedro review - slick 2D shooting that slips over itself

Published 6/20/2019

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Score

75

-6 vs game avg

Rage 2

The Guardian

Rage 2 review – scintillating action in a trite wasteland

Published 5/14/2019

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Score

60

-11 vs game avg

Mortal Kombat 11

The Guardian

Mortal Kombat 11 review – the best, goriest, fighting game in years

Published 4/30/2019

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Score

80

-1 vs game avg

Imperator: Rome

Eurogamer

Imperator: Rome review - a smart grand strategy that lacks the spark of Paradox's other efforts

Published 4/25/2019

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Score

75

-3 vs game avg

Anno 1800

PC Gamer

Anno 1800 review

Published 4/15/2019

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Score

84

+2 vs game avg

Anthem

The Guardian

Anthem review – a tedious and conservative dirge

Published 2/22/2019

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Score

40

-18 vs game avg

Metro Exodus

The Guardian

Metro Exodus review – embers of hope burn in postapocalyptic Russia

Published 2/13/2019

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Score

80

-2 vs game avg

Marvel's Spider-Man

The Guardian

Marvel's Spider-Man review – a perfect superhero in an imperfect world

Published 9/3/2018

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Score

60

-29 vs game avg

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