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Reviewer profile

TJ Denzer

Current outlet: Shacknews

Reviews

158

158 games · 158 scored

Avg score

80

158 scored reviews

Score style

Lenient

+4 vs peer avg · 157 compared

Outlets

1

Shacknews

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

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

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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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Mina the Hollower

Shacknews

Mina the Hollower review: Mouse on haunted hill

Published 5/27/2026

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Score

100

+8 vs game avg

Review

Shacknews

Invincible VS review: Pulverizing powerful pugilists into paste

Published 4/30/2026

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Score

80

+3 vs game avg

Review

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Shacknews

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream review: Soap opera simulator

Published 4/15/2026

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Score

90

+11 vs game avg

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Last Man Sitting

Shacknews

Last Man Sitting review: Armchair roguelite

Published 3/31/2026

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Score

90

+13 vs game avg

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Super Meat Boy 3D

Shacknews

Super Meat Boy 3D review: Three dimensions of platforming pain

Published 3/31/2026

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Score

70

-7 vs game avg

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Scott Pilgrim EX

Shacknews

Scott Pilgrim EX review: A great fight time in Toronto

Published 3/3/2026

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Score

90

+11 vs game avg

Review

Shacknews

Nioh 3 review: A winding road of demons & duels

Published 2/4/2026

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Score

80

-7 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Code Vein 2 review: A timely sequel

Published 1/26/2026

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Score

90

+18 vs game avg

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MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

Shacknews

Marvel Cosmic Invasion review: Tagging in a Marvelous beatdown

Published 12/1/2025

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Score

90

+14 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Total Chaos review: Stabbing in the dark

Published 11/20/2025

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Score

80

+10 vs game avg

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Shacknews

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment review: Ultrahanding out beatdowns

Published 11/4/2025

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Score

80

+3 vs game avg

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The Outer Worlds 2

Shacknews

The Outer Worlds 2 review: Spectacular space escapades

Published 10/28/2025

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Score

90

+6 vs game avg

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PowerWash Simulator 2

Shacknews

PowerWash Simulator 2 review: Suds worthy of a sequel

Published 10/22/2025

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Score

90

+7 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Ninja Gaiden 4 review: Ravens are the new Dragons

Published 10/20/2025

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Score

80

-3 vs game avg

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

Shacknews

Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A bug-eat-bug world of adventure & resolve

Published 9/22/2025

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2

Verified original outlet page. Page states review was based on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 copies.

MetroidvaniaPlatformerActionTeam CherryIndieHigh difficultyExplorationMassive map

Score

90

+1 vs game avg

Recommended

Cronos: The New Dawn

Shacknews

Cronos: The New Dawn review: A timely new horror

Published 9/3/2025

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PlayStation 5

Verified original outlet page. Page states review was based on a digital PS5 copy provided by the publisher.

Survival horrorSci-fi horrorBloober TeamTime travelBody horrorCombatScarcity

Score

90

+11 vs game avg

Recommended

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Shacknews

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review: What a thrill

Published 8/22/2025

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PlayStation 5

Verified original outlet page. Page states review was based on an early PlayStation 5 copy provided by the publisher.

StealthRemakeMetal Gear SolidKonamiCold WarTactical espionageSurvivalFaithful remake

Score

90

+3 vs game avg

Recommended

Killing Floor III

Shacknews

Killing Floor 3 review: A new generation of guts, gunplay & glory

Published 7/25/2025

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Score

80

+11 vs game avg

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

Shacknews

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers review: Sway like a swan, strike like a hawk

Published 7/22/2025

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PlayStation 5

Verified original outlet page. Page states review was based on a PlayStation 5 copy supplied by the publisher.

SoulslikeAction RPGChinese mythologyMing dynastyLeenzee505 GamesExplorationCombat systems

Score

80

+8 vs game avg

Positive

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Shacknews

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review: Tomorrow is always ahead of us

Published 7/15/2025

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PlayStation 5

Verified original outlet page. Page states review was based on a PlayStation 5 review copy.

Open worldDeliveryKojima ProductionsPost-apocalypticStory-drivenAction adventureStrand gamePlayStation 5

Score

90

-2 vs game avg

Recommended

Shacknews

Tron: Catalyst review: A looping sequence of boredom

Published 6/17/2025

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Score

60

-6 vs game avg

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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Shacknews

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny remaster review: Peak feudal action dating sim

Published 5/20/2025

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Score

80

+6 vs game avg

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Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Shacknews

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 review: A buffet of brawling's best

Published 5/14/2025

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Score

90

+4 vs game avg

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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Shacknews

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves review: South Town showdown

Published 4/21/2025

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Score

80

+2 vs game avg

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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Shacknews

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition review: The marvelous return of Mira

Published 3/18/2025

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Split Fiction review: Friendship-forming fractured fiction

Published 3/4/2025

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PlayStation 5

Verified original outlet page. Page states review was based on an early digital PlayStation 5 copy supplied by the publisher.

Co-opAction adventureHazelightEA OriginalsSplit-screenPlatformingSci-fiFantasy

Score

90

+1 vs game avg

Recommended

Two Point Museum

Shacknews

Two Point Museum review: The silly side of archaeological administration

Published 2/25/2025

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90

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Shacknews

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review: Bury me in Madlantis

Published 2/18/2025

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Verified original outlet page. Reviewed platform was not clearly exposed in the page text, so platform_reviewed is left blank.

Action adventureBeat 'em upPiratesLike a DragonYakuzaGoro MajimaRGG StudioSega

Score

80

0 vs game avg

Positive

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Shacknews

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: Fortune and glory

Published 12/5/2024

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

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The Thing: Remastered

Shacknews

The Thing: Remastered review: Just the way you remember... or is it?

Published 12/5/2024

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Score

80

+9 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Silent Hill 2 review: Insanity magnifique

Published 10/5/2024

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

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Ara: History Untold

Shacknews

Ara: History Untold review: You have entered a Golden Age

Published 9/23/2024

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Score

80

+2 vs game avg

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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

Shacknews

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster review: Modernized mall mayhem

Published 9/17/2024

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Score

80

0 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Satisfactory review: It's right there in the name, pal

Published 9/10/2024

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Score

90

-1 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Astro Bot review: A bountiful galaxy of bots

Published 9/5/2024

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Score

100

+5 vs game avg

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Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Shacknews

Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club review: A mystery decades in the making

Published 8/28/2024

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Score

80

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Gori: Cuddly Carnage

Shacknews

Gori: Cuddly Carnage review: Hoverboards, hairballs & a hurricane of murder

Published 8/27/2024

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Score

90

+12 vs game avg

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SteamWorld Heist II

Shacknews

SteamWorld Heist 2 review: Getting the crew back together

Published 8/6/2024

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Score

80

+1 vs game avg

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Thank Goodness You're Here

Shacknews

Thank Goodness You're Here review: Positively bonkers

Published 7/29/2024

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

Review

Shacknews

Riven review: Polished puzzle-solving

Published 6/24/2024

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Score

80

-4 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Homeworld 3 review: Splendid space strategy

Published 5/10/2024

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Score

90

+14 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Animal Well review: A deep and rich well

Published 5/9/2024

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Score

80

-9 vs game avg

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Another Crab's Treasure

Shacknews

Another Crab's Treasure review: A shellacious journey

Published 4/24/2024

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Score

90

+13 vs game avg

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants

Shacknews

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants review: Cow Bung

Published 4/23/2024

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Score

50

+1 vs game avg

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Children of the Sun

Shacknews

Children of the Sun review: Revenge written on a magic bullet

Published 4/9/2024

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80

-2 vs game avg

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Rise of the Ronin

Shacknews

Rise of the Ronin review: Crossed swords & cultural revolution

Published 3/21/2024

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Score

90

+18 vs game avg

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Unicorn Overlord

Shacknews

Unicorn Overlord review: This unicorn has some ogre in it

Published 3/8/2024

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Score

90

+4 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Balatro review: Captivating & cruel cards

Published 3/5/2024

Text · Full review · Reviewed on PC

Verified original outlet page.

RoguelikeDeckbuilderPokerCard gameIndieScore chasingStrategy

Score

90

-2 vs game avg

Recommended

Penny's Big Breakaway

Shacknews

Penny's Big Breakaway review: A grand performance

Published 3/1/2024

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Score

90

+12 vs game avg

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Shacknews

Pacific Drive review: Not your average road trip

Published 2/20/2024

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Score

90

+14 vs game avg

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