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NGU IDLE

NGU IDLE

4G · released Sep 30, 2019

AdventureIndieSimulationFree To PlayPC

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Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 6.8 ↗
88
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence
92%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
62%
Player sentiment
93%
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%901000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)93%8727
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.4, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 12,958 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 73 reviews sampled · 77 total reviews in window · weighted 61.6 up / 4.7 down · computed 12h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Build 1.260: Lore's End
    Jun 26, 2021
  2. Build 1.220 Released!
    Nov 30, 2020
  3. Build 1.210 Released
    Sep 24, 2020
  4. Build 1.200: A QUACKY UPDATE
    Jul 2, 2020
  5. Build 1.130 Released!
    May 14, 2020
  6. Build 1.120 Released!
    Apr 6, 2020
  7. Build 1.110 Released!
    Mar 9, 2020
  8. Build 1.101 Released!
    Jan 31, 2020
  9. THE FART OF THE CARDS UPDATE (Build 1.100)
    Jan 23, 2020
  10. KRISSMUSS UPDATE 1.003!
    Dec 13, 2019
  11. Build 1.002 Released
    Nov 19, 2019
  12. Build 1.001 Released
    Oct 21, 2019
  13. Babby's First Patch (v 1.000-1)
    Oct 4, 2019significant · resets scoring window