Jordan Park

Game Reviewer

Open-world and simulation reviewer at PlayScored. 2,000+ hours in Minecraft, 800+ in Europa Universalis IV. Drawn to systems-driven games with emergent stories. Reviews focus on depth-vs-onboarding tradeoff and whether mechanics keep paying off late game.

14 reviews published

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Reviews by Jordan Park

Hollow Knight Silksong key art with Hornet holding her needle before Pharloom's spire

Action

Hollow Knight: Silksong Review: The Wait Was Worth Every Minute

Team Cherry's seven-year follow-up to Hollow Knight is a bigger, harder, more beautiful Metroidvania that refuses to coast on its predecessor. Hornet takes center stage and owns it.

Apr 14, 2026

Esoteric Ebb key art showing the protagonist and goblin companion in a fantastical landscape

RPG

Esoteric Ebb Review: The Best CRPG Since Disco Elysium

Esoteric Ebb is a stunning debut CRPG from Christoffer Bodegard — funnier than Disco Elysium, mechanically sharper than most of its peers, and home to one of gaming's great goblin companions.

Apr 8, 2026

Tomb Raider Mobile key art with Lara Croft in a jungle tomb on a Netflix-exclusive adventure

Tomb Raider Mobile Review: Netflix Adventure

Crystal Dynamics delivers a surprisingly competent mobile Tomb Raider experience through Netflix Games, with touch-optimized traversal, classic puzzle design, and a campaign that.

Mar 29, 2026

Occidental Heroes key art with a band of mercenaries on a Western frontier

Strategy

Occidental Heroes Review: Mobile Tactical RPG

A punishing turn-based strategy RPG with permadeath, hex-grid combat, and old-school D&D charm. Occidental Heroes is the best mobile tactics game most people have never heard of.

Feb 22, 2026

Gumslinger 2 key art with cartoon duck protagonist wielding a comically large gun

Action

Gumslinger 2 Review: Physics-Based Mayhem

Itatake's sequel to the gummy physics dueler goes bigger with 12 worlds, legendary bullets, and enough ragdoll chaos to fill a candy store. A bite-sized mobile gem.

Feb 19, 2026

Umamusume: Pretty Derby key art with horse girl idols racing on the track

Simulation

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Review

Cygames' beloved horse girl racing simulator finally gallops onto English-speaking shores with surprisingly deep training mechanics, emotional storytelling, and an infectious soundtrack.

Feb 17, 2026

Among Us key art with colorful crewmate and impostor in a spaceship

Strategy

Among Us Review (2026): Social Deduction King

Six years after its explosion into the mainstream, Among Us continues to evolve with new roles, collaborations, and a dedicated community. Here's how it holds up in 2026.

Feb 13, 2026

Brawl Stars key art with colorful cartoon brawlers in action poses

Strategy

Brawl Stars Review: Mobile Brawling Still Hits

Brawl Stars enters 2026 with 100 brawlers, Hypercharge supers, and the best three-minute matches on mobile, proving Supercell's formula still has plenty of fight left.

Feb 10, 2026

Arknights: Endfield key art with protagonist and operators in a sci-fi wilderness

RPG

Arknights: Endfield Review: Gacha Done Right

Arknights: Endfield blends real-time action combat with factory base-building in a sci-fi world so polished you forget it is a gacha game, until the currency screen reminds you.

Feb 7, 2026

Last War: Survival key art showing post-apocalyptic base under attack

Strategy

Last War: Survival Review: Ads vs. Reality

Last War: Survival lures you in with flashy zombie-blasting ads, then drops you into a slow-burn base builder with aggressive monetization that tests your patience more than your strategy.

Feb 3, 2026

PUBG Mobile key art with squad of four soldiers parachuting onto Erangel

FPS

PUBG Mobile Review: Still Standing After Eight Years

PUBG Mobile's Version 4.3 proves the battle royale pioneer still delivers tense gunfights and tactical gameplay, even as cheating concerns and feature bloat weigh it down.

Feb 2, 2026

Honor of Kings key art featuring legendary hero lineup in battle formation

Strategy

Honor of Kings Review: Mobile MOBA Royalty

Honor of Kings is a polished mobile MOBA with 85 heroes and slick touch controls, but aggressive pop-ups and a cluttered UI undermine an otherwise solid competitive experience.

Jan 31, 2026