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Your trusted source for video game news, reviews and guides, since 1999. - eurogamer.net

· 1 month ago

Gamers after trusted news, reviews and guides should read it — free since 1999 and home to Digital Foundry's hardware analysis. Skip it if you want numeric review scores, an ad-free experience without paying, or you're actually shopping for software.

Confidence

High. Based on 20+ public sources: Trustpilot, Reddit, ResetEra, Wikipedia, Ziff Davis, Gridinsoft and Eurogamer's own pages.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

£0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Supporter ProgrammeNot stated in reviewed sources

Best for

  • Gamers wanting news, reviews and guides
  • Tech buyers — Digital Foundry hardware deep-dives
  • PC gamers (official Steam curator)
  • Readers happy to optionally fund journalism

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — it's a magazine, not a tool
  • Score-seekers — numeric reviews dropped in 2015
  • Guess: ad-haters; the free tier is ad-funded
  • Industry/business news readers — that lives at sister site

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Trustpilot averages 1.3/5 (63 reviews), dominated by customer-service complaints.

low

Optional Supporter Programme launched 2021 — verify what membership actually includes before paying.

low

Site published a special notice to account holders about tech-team emails; no breach confirmed in sources.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Publishing trusted gaming journalism since 1999; among Europe's largest independent sites
  • Digital Foundry hardware reviews (PS5, PSVR2) treated as community reference points
  • Dropped numeric scores in 2015 for more nuanced reviews
  • Free to read; optional Supporter Programme funds the site
  • Runs an official Steam curator page for PC recommendations

Cons

  • Trustpilot rating just 1.3/5 across 63 reviews
  • Owned by Ziff Davis/IGN despite 'independent' reputation
  • No numeric scores since 2015 frustrates quick deciders
  • Repeated revamps (2023, 2025) divided longtime readers

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x2security x1news x4

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • £0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free to read; supporter tier optional
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Reviews, guides, features, Digital Foundry tech analysis
  • Support quality: 1/5. 1.3/5 Trustpilot across 63 reviews
  • Security posture: 4/5. Gridinsoft trust score 95/100
  • 1.3/5 Trustpilot rating 63 reviews
  • 1999 Founded Now a Ziff Davis/IGN brand
  • Yes Free tier Optional Supporter Programme since 2021
  • 95/100 Safety scan Gridinsoft trust score

Pricing

Free

£0

  • News, reviews, guides and features
  • Ad-supported

Supporter Programme

Not stated in reviewed sources

  • Voluntary support of Eurogamer journalism

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Trustpilot raters score it poorly at 1.3/5, while Reddit gaming communities treat Eurogamer and Digital Foundry reviews as reference material.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: Trustpilot, Reddit, ResetEra, Wikipedia, Ziff Davis, Gridinsoft and Eurogamer's own pages.

Free, veteran gaming journalism with standout Digital Foundry tech reviews — just don't expect scores or ad-free reading.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: Trustpilot, Reddit, ResetEra, Wikipedia, Ziff Davis, Gridinsoft and Eurogamer's own pages.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Eurogamer.neteurogamer.net
    official
  2. Eurogamer Subscriptioneurogamer.net
    official
  3. Eurogamer has dropped review scoreseurogamer.net
    news
  4. Editor's blog: Important note for Eurogamer account holderseurogamer.net
    official
  5. Trustpilot reviews of eurogamer.nettrustpilot.com
    review
  6. Eurogamer — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  7. Eurogamer | Ziff Davis brandsziffdavis.com
    official
  8. Eurogamer.net Safety Review (Gridinsoft)gridinsoft.com
    security
  9. Eurogamer Digital Foundry PS5 review discussion — r/hardwarereddit.com
    review
  10. EUROGAMER.net — Steam Curatorstore.steampowered.com
    official
  11. Eurogamer adds a paid Supporter Programme — ResetEraresetera.com
    news
  12. Eurogamer is changing — ResetEra (Aug 2025)resetera.com
    news

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