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More than just a review aggregator site, CriticDB is a website to find new games you might have missed, or an outlet that you wouldn't have known about otherwise. Site: https://criticdb.com Discord: https://discord.gg/m24Pj5Ht5U

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jul 20

Have you checked out the features that launched with version 1.1?

📅Game Calendar
📃Collections
🗞️Follow Outlets for a custom feed
🔖Major User Dashboard Improvements
🎮User Reviews now free
✍️Visibility Features for Verified Authors

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · 2d

Continuing to make improvements!

We're fighting some issues with our scrapers being blocked by CloudFlare - going to be working on getting our scraper verified in coming weeks.

XP System, Improved Review Notifications, and PR Dashboards in progress!

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · 26d

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor currently has a CriticDB Rating of 82!

Drop onto the Planet Hoxxes with the same classes and Weapons as Deep Rock Galactic in this survival-like!

Reviews: criticdb.com/games/deep-r...

@deeprockgalactic.bsky.social

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Sep 8

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Previews are dropping, and they're very positive!

"I spent about three and a half hours in the game, and all I wanted to do after the fact was play more Digimon Story." - @theouterhaven.net

Read all: criticdb.com/games/digimo...

#gaming #videogames #digimon

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Previews from Critics | CriticDB

All of the Critic Previews for Digimon Story: Time Stranger can be found right here on CriticDB.

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Sep 4

Borderlands 4 Previews are dropping!

"I assumed I would never again feel the overwhelming excitement I once had for each subsequent entry in Gearbox's flagship franchise. Spending a couple of hours with Borderlands 4 changed my mind." - @gameinformer.com

Read More: criticdb.com/games/border...

Borderlands 4 Preview - A New Generation Of Vault Hunting - Game Informer

Borderlands 4 evolves the franchise formula in nearly every way. Learn more about how Gearbox is crafting what could be the best Borderlands yet.

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Sep 3

Game Pages got a facelift!

Cronos: The New Dawn currently has a CriticDB rating of 80 as reviews flow in!

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Aug 31

Our Game Reviews page got an upgrade!

criticdb.com/reviews

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're doing a scraper audit and seeing CDB getting blocked by CDNs in the last 2 weeks. Not across the board, just here and there.

We'll reach out to impacted outlets!

CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Aug 2

Two new features are live:
- Check @greenmangaming.com prices on game pages!
- See up to 21 review scores all at once by hovering over the game's image!

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jul 23

Want to keep up with reviews from your favorite outlets? Our Outlet Feed and Notifications features make that easy!

100% free to use, limited to 10 follows with plans to expand!

CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jul 20

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jul 19

Bookmark our Game Release Calendar to keep up with all of the upcoming releases!

🔖https://criticdb.com/calendar

image of the video game calendar on CriticDB with the month of july 2025 releases.

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · Jul 15

CriticDB 1.1 Update is almost ready :)

1.1.1 will be the Beta for PR Accounts!

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · Jul 8

Two more features coming to @criticdb.bsky.social soon!

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · Jul 1

We're cooking up a pretty MASSIVE update for @criticdb.bsky.social - some major feature additions and improvements coming.

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Back Online!!

CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Due to an Outage by one of the services we utilize, CriticDB is currently down. We'll update once things are fully back online.

CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Due to an Outage by one of the services we utilize, CriticDB is currently down. We'll update once things are fully back online.

CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · May 29

Elden Ring: Nightreign Reviews have dropped, and it currently has a CriticDB score of 81!

"Elden Ring Nightreign is yet another playful slice of experimentation, with breezy movement and rich multiplayer mechanics." Xbox Achievements

All Nightreign Reviews

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · May 19

Scraping of reviews for @criticdb.bsky.social should be way faster now.

Would help if the scraping server had enough resources. OOPS.

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · May 7

PR Friends - I'll be sending an email to as many contacts as I have, but...

We'll launch @criticdb.bsky.social's PR Accounts into Beta the first week of June!

100% free beta, aimed at garnering feedback to refine the backend platform for PR to use/filter CriticDB Data!

DM if interested :)

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · Apr 26

Once we get through launching PR Accounts as well as platform enhancements, I'm going to start planning out the "CriticDB Ambassador" (name tbd) program.

We'll look for 10 Games Media people who can bring their own ideas to the table on how we make @criticdb.bsky.social the best it can be.

Soon.

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Final Weapon @finalweapon.net · Apr 24

Final Weapon Now Included on CriticDB, A New Video Game Review Aggregator

The world of video game reviews is constantly evolving with each passing year, and 2025 is no exception. Earlier this year, a new video game review aggregate platform was launched: CriticDB. This platform, while similar to Metacritic and OpenCritic, has many different goals. CriticDB aims to bring together players, developers, publishers, PR, and media into one platform, acting as a place of discovery for both games and outlets.

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Apr 22

Apologies for the silence the last few weeks - we're still building, but this is a labor of love on top of our day jobs, which have been very busy lately!

Lots in the works, updates soon!

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Apr 16

Support Independent Media!

startmenu @startmenu.bsky.social · Apr 16

On this day, six years ago, the first articles were posted on startmenu.co.uk.

Since then, we've supported over 250 Discord members, mentored over 115 writers who've written for the site, dozens of guest contributors have joined us, and we've rebooted the podcast (only) four times.

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · Apr 8

We're planning to launch PR Accounts alongside hitting 100 outlets on CriticDB.

Name one (or more!) Outlets that deserve to be on the platform and I'll vet them out!

There's so many, I'm sure I'll miss some as I look, and recommendations are a huge endorsement.

Current Outlets

Requirements

Explore Video Game Critics | CriticDB

Find new and familiar Outlets who share their reviews on CriticDB.

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CriticDB @criticdb.bsky.social · Apr 8

Releasing on Thursday, @kaizengameworks.com Promise Mascot Agency has a CriticDB Rating of 84!

"The least amicable city council meeting you've ever attended and probably the best game you'll play this year." - PC Gamer

Read all Promise Mascot Agency Reviews