Every Skulltag review page is either Hands-on tested or Researched. The badge at the top of each page tells you which.
Hands-on tested means
- We installed it on at least one of: Windows 11, macOS, Linux, Steam Deck.
- We ran it long enough to form an opinion (not a five-minute smoke test).
- The page shows the exact date we last verified, the platforms we tested on, and a score on a 0–10 scale.
Researched means
- We have not personally installed it on our rig (yet).
- The facts on the page (version, license, download URL, system requirements, features) come from the official source — documented in the Sources list at the bottom.
- There is no score. Scoring something we haven’t run would be dishonest.
Our test rig
Test-rig specifications: TO CONFIRM — CPU / GPU / OS list / display.
How we score (when we score)
A score is a single number on a 0–10 scale. Weights:
- Does it work out of the box? — install friction, dependency mess, first-launch experience.
- How does it run? — frame stability, input latency, audio sync.
- Mod compatibility (source ports) / quality of content (mods, WADs).
- Project health — last release, active development, responsiveness to bug reports.
We don’t aggregate user reviews. We don’t average historical scores. We don’t report a fake “based on N reviews” number. The score is one team’s opinion, dated.
When we retest
A page gets a last-verified date stamp at the top. We aim to retest when a major version ships or the page’s last-verified date is more than 12 months old. If you spot something stale, tell us.