Best for fun factor
Forza Horizon 5
5.0 feature score
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4.6 feature score
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Starfield
27 supporting reviews
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4.3 overall score
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Fun factor is unanimous across scored reviews, with reviewers repeatedly calling it glorious, joyful, and genuinely fun.
Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel
Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality
Fun factor was strongly positive overall, even in mixed reviews, with reviewers repeatedly calling the campaign fun, rewarding, or charismatic.
Pros: environmental detail, polish
Cons: camera behavior, value for money
Fun factor is high overall, with reviewers repeatedly saying they had great fun, wanted to return, or found the game compelling despite pain.
Pros: core gameplay loop, world interactivity
Cons: loot system, accessibility options
Fun and hype are high in the opinionated evidence, with reviewers expressing increased excitement and describing new mechanics as dope.
Pros: emotional impact, art direction
Cons: value for money, platform-specific feature support
Fun factor was one of the strongest themes: even critical reviewers often admitted the game was fun, addictive, or joyful to play.
Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness
Cons: crash stability, cross-save support
Fun factor is high overall, with reviewers wanting to keep playing and praising the casual joy, though slow events can sap fun.
Pros: open-world design, replay value
Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality
Fun factor leaned positive overall, especially for combat and exploration, though some reviewers found the experience merely solid or underwhelming.
Pros: tutorial quality, level design
Cons: stealth mechanics, endgame content
Overall fun is sharply split. Many players are hooked or having a blast, while others find the game boring, underwhelming, or only fun for a narrow sandbox audience.
Pros: puzzle design, sound design
Cons: accessibility options, AI behavior
Fun factor was mostly positive, though some reviewers tied their enjoyment to tolerance for repetition, pacing, or familiar design.
Pros: world-building, mission design
Cons: mission variety, enemy variety
Fun factor was mixed, with some reviewers enjoying the journey or jumping around and others finding play tiresome or combat boring.
Pros: atmosphere, voice acting
Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior