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Review guidelines

What we look for in a GamePayDay review, and what gets one rejected.

Anatomy of a great review

Verdict & score

Recommend it or not, and a score out of 10. Sum up your opinion in a few sentences.

Gameplay

Core loop, controls, difficulty, pacing. What's it actually like to play, hour to hour?

Visuals & art

Art direction, graphics quality, UI. Does it look good, and does the style serve the game?

Audio

Music, sound design, voice acting. Did any of it stand out, for better or worse?

Story & content

Narrative, world, amount of content, replayability. Skip spoilers or mark them clearly.

Performance

How it ran on your PC: frame rate, bugs, crashes, settings you used. Your specs are shown automatically.

Pros & cons

The key strengths and weaknesses as short bullet points.

Who is it for?

Who would love this game, and who should skip it.

The rules

  1. 01Write in your own words. Copied, spun or AI-generated text is rejected and counts as a strike.
  2. 02Be honest. Your reward never depends on your opinion, so say what you really think.
  3. 03Be specific. Mention moments, mechanics and examples that show you played the game.
  4. 04Meet the minimum length (usually 500 words) without padding.
  5. 05Upload at least three unedited, in-game screenshots taken by you during this assignment.
  6. 06Keep it respectful. No hate speech, harassment, personal data or links.
  7. 07Don't post your GamePayDay review on Steam or other sites.

Earning a quality bonus

Pro · +25%

Clear structure, concrete examples, balanced pros and cons, and useful context like comparisons to similar games.

Elite · +50%

Exceptional insight and clarity. A review that would genuinely help someone decide whether to buy the game.

Screenshot rules

  • Taken in-game by you, during the assignment period
  • Unedited: no filters, crops that hide the UI, or overlays
  • Different scenes; no near-duplicates
  • PNG, JPG or WebP, up to 10 MB each

Strikes

Breaking the rules, letting a revealed Steam key expire or trying to game the system earns a strike. Strikes expire over time, but too many lead to suspension, and fraud leads to a permanent ban and forfeited rewards.