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Snacko

Snacko

Bluecurse Studios · released May 24, 2025

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationPCPlayStation 5, PlayStation 4Nintendo Switch

Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
88
VGC Score
▼Decliningmedium confidence

anchored at patch: “1.2.0 💞 Love is in the Air” (26d ago)

87%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
72%
Recent sentiment

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)––0
All-time Steam reviews96%91524
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)72%6819
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 88.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,047 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 6, 2026) · 19 reviews sampled · 18 total reviews in window · weighted 10.9 up / 4.2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. 1.2.0 💞 Love is in the Air
    Aug 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Fixes & Mesecina Buffs ⭐
    Dec 18, 2025
  3. Stacking Fish, Cooking Improvements, and Sapling Mode
    Dec 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  4. Bug & QoL Patch 🌼
    Nov 27, 2025
  5. 1.1.0_13733 🛠️ Delete Fence Connections!
    Nov 23, 2025
  6. Vote for us at Cozy Quest & 1.2.0 Work in Progress ✨
    Nov 17, 2025
  7. 1.1 🍳 Culinary Update
    Aug 7, 2025
  8. QoL Update 🌻 Donation Tracker & Relationship Gains
    Jul 16, 2025
  9. NEW✨ Crash Saves & Community Languages
    Jul 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. Cloud Save Issues Update
    Jul 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. 1.0.1_12764 🔖 Quest notifications + crash fix
    Jul 2, 2025
  12. 1.0.1_12682 🛠 Minor QoL Updates and Bugfixes!
    Jun 29, 2025
  13. 1.0.1_12601 🔍 Shop Search, Fish Visibility, & More
    Jun 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. 1.0.1 💫 Achievements & Travel Portals
    Jun 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. 1.0.0_12044 🌿 Farm tile information, stability fixes
    Jun 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. 1.0.0_12004 - More balance and bugfixes!
    Jun 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  17. 1.0.0_11919 ⚖️ Balance, Mines, and Minimap
    May 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  18. 1.0.0_11831 🌱 Sprite cutscene, log rewards & tab
    May 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  19. Snacko 1.0 ✨ Mines & Magicks Update
    May 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  20. 0.9.5_11127 🐟 Fishing balance, wallpaper dyes, and other fixes
    Mar 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  21. 0.9.5_10877 ✏️ Hotbar & Map Fixes
    Feb 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  22. 0.9.5_10785 😺 Nobu Jr. Plush, craft category, & item slot clarity
    Jan 24, 2025
  23. 0.9.5_10731 🖱️ Using mouse with Steam Deck
    Jan 18, 2025
  24. 0.9.5_10693 🍜 QoL: Cooking, Resource Respawn + Mines Update Teaser
    Jan 14, 2025
  25. 0.9.5_10611 ☕ QoL Update: Auto-swing, auto-advance dialogue + storage lock
    Dec 30, 2024
  26. Please update your game to 0.9.5_10583+
    Dec 25, 2024
  27. 0.9.5_10572 🌨️ Tooltips & quality-of-life changes
    Dec 25, 2024
  28. 0.9.5_10528 ⛏️ Stability fixes, please update~
    Dec 22, 2024
  29. 0.9.5_10497 🗺️ Updated Map UI
    Dec 19, 2024
  30. 0.9.5_10425 🌙 Less Axe Stamina, Earlier Night, and more
    Dec 18, 2024
  31. 0.9.5_10357 📝 Crash fixes for tutorial popups, station indicators fix
    Dec 14, 2024
  32. 0.9.5_10340 📬 Invite Mailbox Notification, Stability Fixes
    Dec 13, 2024
  33. 0.9.5_10297 📦 Guild Delivery QoL Mini-Patch
    Dec 10, 2024
  34. 0.9.5_10 🎮 Control Bindings, Settings UI, and Moving Livestock
    Dec 7, 2024
  35. 0.9.5_10190 🎉 Snacko Roadmap Update + 1 Year Annivesary
    Dec 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  36. 0.9.5_10159 🥢 New Tool & Stackable Food! It's time for lunch~
    Dec 1, 2024
  37. 0.9.5_10119 Hotfix 🖼️ Doppelganger's Ghost
    Dec 1, 2024
  38. 0.9.5_10101 🛠 Crash & Stability Fixes
    Nov 30, 2024
  39. 0.9.5_10048 Hotfix: Lights stay ON!!!
    Nov 24, 2024
  40. 0.9.5_10018 🌽 Harvest Indicator & Bug Fixes
    Nov 23, 2024

…and 51 earlier patch announcements.