How our ratings actually work

People ask what our scores mean, so here's the honest version. A rating on OakForge Play is one team's opinion after real play, nothing more. It's not a measurement, it's a summary.

We weigh a few things: how the game feels to control, whether it respects your time, how well it runs, and whether we actually wanted to keep playing. That last one matters more than any feature list.

A high score doesn't mean a game is for everyone. A tactical RPG and a one-tap casual game can both score well because they're each excellent at what they set out to do. Compare within genres, not across them.

We don't round up to be polite and nobody pays us to nudge a number. If a game bored us after an hour, the score reflects that even if the trailer looked great.

Treat our ratings as a starting point. Read the actual text, see if what we liked matches what you want, and decide from there.