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Dandy Ace

Dandy Ace

Mad Mimic · released Mar 25, 2021

ActionIndiePCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Dandy Ace is an over the top action game that follows this fabulous magician seeking to combine and use his magical cards, fighting and looting his way to defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist and free himself from a cursed mirror.

80
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
82%
At launch
87%
Steam all-time
80%
Press
0%
Recent sentiment

PC 80 · Xbox 72

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)8014
All-time Steam reviews87%81660
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)0%150
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 1 reviews sampled · 0 total reviews in window · weighted 0 up / 0.1 down · computed 18m ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Content Update - New Magical Cards & Trinkets
    Sep 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  2. Content Update, Console Launch, Soundtrack, and More!
    Sep 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  3. Dandy Ace 1.2.0.0.24 Update - Patch Notes
    May 11, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  4. Dandy Ace 1.1.0.0.8 Update - Patch Notes
    Apr 9, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  5. Blue Magic Cards: Mobility - Part 2
    Jan 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  6. Patch Notes: Creators' Preview Twitch Mode Update
    Jan 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  7. Dandy Ace Open Beta - Patch Notes
    Dec 4, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  8. Dandy Ace 0.0.9.0.4 Update
    Oct 14, 2020significant · resets scoring window