Critic Atlas

Reviewer profile

Samuel Tolbert

Current outlet: Windows Central

Previously at: Inverse

Reviews

32

32 games · 32 scored

Avg score

82

32 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

+3 vs peer avg · 32 compared

Outlets

2

Inverse · Windows Central

Latest

2025

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores close to the peer average on comparable games, with an average delta of +3.

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 32 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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The Outer Worlds 2

Windows Central

The Outer Worlds 2 review: More of a great thing | Windows Central

Published 10/23/2025

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Score

90

+6 vs game avg

Skin Deep

Windows Central

Skin Deep review: A zany immersive sim that's a ton of fun | Windows Central

Published 4/28/2025

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Score

80

+3 vs game avg

South of Midnight

Windows Central

South of Midnight review: A fantastical yet modern folk tale | Windows Central

Published 4/3/2025

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Reviewer assigned after source-page byline enrichment.

Score

80

+6 vs game avg

Split Fiction

Windows Central

Split Fiction review: I played with my brother, and I found that it's a must-play co-op game

Published 3/4/2025

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Score

90

+1 vs game avg

Starfield: Shattered Space

Windows Central

Starfield: Shattered Space review — A solid sci-fi expansion | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 10/4/2024

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Score

80

+19 vs game avg

Frostpunk 2

Windows Central

Review: Frostpunk 2 is an ambitious and excellent survival city-builder | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 9/17/2024

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Score

90

+3 vs game avg

Age of Mythology: Retold

Windows Central

Review — Age of Mythology: Retold is a wonderful remake for Xbox and PC | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 8/27/2024

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Score

90

+6 vs game avg

Homeworld 3

Windows Central

Homeworld 3 review: A strong, character-driven return to space strategy | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 5/10/2024

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Score

80

+4 vs game avg

Solium Infernum

Windows Central

Solium Infernum (PC) review: A devilishly good strategy experience | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 2/28/2024

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Score

80

-8 vs game avg

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Windows Central

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a fantastic way to jump into 40K | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 12/18/2023

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Score

80

+6 vs game avg

Dune: Spice Wars

Windows Central

Dune: Spice Wars review — A fun way to build desert power | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 12/7/2023

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Score

80

+2 vs game avg

Alan Wake II

Windows Central

Alan Wake 2 review: Remedy tackles horror with messy magnificence | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 10/26/2023

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Score

90

+1 vs game avg

Star Trek: Infinite

Windows Central

Star Trek: Infinite PC review | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 10/23/2023

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Score

70

-4 vs game avg

Total War: PHARAOH

Windows Central

Total War: Pharaoh review — A strategy game that endures calamity | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 10/10/2023

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Score

80

+2 vs game avg

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Windows Central

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review — A dark journey worth taking | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 9/20/2023

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Score

90

+1 vs game avg

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

Windows Central

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom review — Dense plots and denser tentacles | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 7/9/2023

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Score

90

+7 vs game avg

Dead Space (2023)

Windows Central

Dead Space remake review: One of the best horror games is made whole again | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 1/26/2023

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Score

100

+11 vs game avg

As Dusk Falls

Windows Central

As Dusk Falls for Xbox review: Two sides to every successful story | Windows CentralWindows Central

Published 7/18/2022

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Score

80

+1 vs game avg

Total War: Warhammer III

Windows Central

Total War: Warhammer 3 review — A strategy epic that shouldn't be missed | Windows Central

Published 2/14/2022

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Vanguard review — A lackluster blockbuster | Windows Central

Published 11/8/2021

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Score

60

-12 vs game avg

Alan Wake Remastered

Windows Central

Alan Wake Remastered review: Bringing a great game back into the light | Windows Central

Published 10/4/2021

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Score

80

+1 vs game avg

Gears 5: Hivebusters

Windows Central

Gears 5: Hivebusters review — Into the wild with a welcome addition to an excellent game | Windows Central

Published 12/16/2020

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Score

80

+1 vs game avg

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War review — A globetrotting tale with mixed findings | Windows Central

Published 11/16/2020

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Score

70

-4 vs game avg

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Windows Central

XCOM: Chimera Squad review — An experimental hybrid yielding mixed results | Windows Central

Published 4/29/2020

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Score

70

-8 vs game avg

Afterparty

Windows Central

Afterparty Xbox One review: A fun, fast-talking romp through Hell that stutters in places | Windows Central

Published 11/5/2019

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Score

70

-3 vs game avg