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Varun Karunakar

Current outlet: GamingBolt

Previously at: Thumb Wars

Reviews

37

37 games · 37 scored

Avg score

74

37 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

0 vs peer avg · 36 compared

Outlets

2

GamingBolt · Thumb Wars

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 0.

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 36 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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Dead or Alive 6: Last Round

GamingBolt

Dead or Alive 6 Last Round Review – One Fight At A Time

Published 6/30/2026

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70

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Gothic 1 Remake

GamingBolt

Gothic 1 Remake Review – Flaws And All

Published 6/12/2026

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60

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Myst

GamingBolt

Myst Remake PS5 Review – Light Reading

Published 6/1/2026

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Score

70

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Riven

GamingBolt

Riven Remake PS5 Review – To The Rescue

Published 6/1/2026

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70

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Mixtape

GamingBolt

Mixtape Review – Thanks For The Memories

Published 5/14/2026

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80

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Aphelion

GamingBolt

Aphelion Review – Keeping Hope Alive

Published 5/6/2026

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70

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Crimson Desert

GamingBolt

Crimson Desert PS5 Re-Review – A Patchwork of Brilliance

Published 4/28/2026

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Score

90

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The Occultist

GamingBolt

The Occultist Review – A Good Old-Fashioned Mystery

Published 4/13/2026

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Score

70

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Grime II

GamingBolt

GRIME 2 Review – Bizarrely Beautiful

Published 4/2/2026

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Score

90

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Nioh 3

GamingBolt

Nioh 3 Review – Final Form

Published 2/4/2026

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90

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Code Vein II

GamingBolt

Code Vein 2 Review – Back to the Past

Published 1/28/2026

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80

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BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW

GamingBolt

Brokenlore: Unfollow Review – This Horror Game Is Surprisingly Great

Published 1/21/2026

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80

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Code Violet

GamingBolt

Code Violet Review – More Irritation Than Tension

Published 1/14/2026

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Score

30

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Red Dead Redemption

GamingBolt

Red Dead Redemption (PS5) Review – Behind The Times

Published 12/5/2025

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70

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Sleep Awake

GamingBolt

Sleep Awake Review – A One Hit Wonder

Published 12/5/2025

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70

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Total Chaos

GamingBolt

Total Chaos Review – Be Very Afraid

Published 11/27/2025

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70

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RENNSPORT

GamingBolt

Rennsport Review – Thin on Content

Published 11/18/2025

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70

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Sacred 2 Remaster

GamingBolt

Sacred 2 Remaster Review – Better Back Then Than Now

Published 11/15/2025

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Score

50

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Wreckreation

GamingBolt

Wreckreation Review – Burnout Lite

Published 10/28/2025

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70

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NASCAR 25

GamingBolt

NASCAR 25 Review – A New Chapter

Published 10/17/2025

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70

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Sengoku Dynasty

GamingBolt

Sengoku Dynasty Review – No Place Like Home

Published 8/18/2025

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60

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