How We Review and Score Games at Oylix

If you've browsed enough game portals, you've seen the pattern: every game rated 9.9, every star bar full, every review glowing. Those numbers tell you nothing. When everything is exceptional, nothing is. We built Oylix to do the opposite, and this is how our process works.

We play everything first

No game goes on the site until someone on our team has actually played it — properly, not for thirty seconds. That hands-on time is where our reviews and guides come from. It's slower than copying a store description, but it's the only way to have an opinion worth reading.

Our scale is real

We rate on a 10-point scale that we actually use the full range of. A 9 or above is exceptional. The 8s are very good with minor caveats. The 7s are solid and worth it for the right player. We're comfortable scoring a game a 7.5 and explaining exactly why — because a 7.5 that tells you the truth is more useful than a 9.9 that doesn't.

Pros, cons and who it's for

Every review spells out what a game does well, where it falls short, and crucially who will enjoy it. A relaxing fishing game and a tense roguelite serve completely different moods, and a good review helps you match the game to what you're actually after. You can read the full breakdown on our editorial policy page.

The goal is simple: when we tell you a game is worth your time, we want you to believe us. That only works if we're honest about the ones that aren't.