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Vecter

Taranasus · released Oct 13, 2020

ActionCasualIndieRacingSimulationFree To PlayPC

Get in your ship, push the throttle to max, and try not to die. Daily leaderboards where your name stays forever if you're good enough. Custom colors, custom music, YouTube in-game. It's free. What are you waiting for?

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
88
VGC Score
·No trend datahigh confidence

anchored at patch: “v1.5.1.2 - Input Binding Fix” (7mo ago)

92%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
53%
Player sentiment
94%
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 reviews95%901000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%8937
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 88.8, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 2,916 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 (Jan 27, 2026) · 29 reviews sampled · 37 total reviews in window · weighted 10.6 up / 0.6 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. v1.5.1.2 - Input Binding Fix
    Jan 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. v1.5.1.1 - YouTube Integration Fix
    Jan 12, 2026
  3. Vecter 1.5.1 - The "I Told You I'd Try" Update
    Jan 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Vecter 1.5 - The Revival Update
    Dec 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. Test 1.5.0.0a17... yes a17
    Dec 5, 2025
  6. 1.4 - I was on a plane update
    Apr 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. 1.3.0.10
    Feb 12, 2023
  8. 1.3.0.9 - Minor Fixes
    Feb 9, 2023
  9. Vecter 1.3 - The Forever Update
    Feb 7, 2023
  10. Yes I'm working on an update
    Jan 30, 2023
  11. Taranasus's Vecter Alpha 1.3 + Unbound: Worlds Apart
    Jul 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  12. v 1.2.0.13 - Bug fixes
    May 4, 2021
  13. Small performance patch
    Apr 18, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  14. Bug fixes, lots of them, release frequently
    Mar 8, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  15. 1.2.0.0 - NEW MENUS PEOPLE!
    Feb 19, 2021
  16. I've removed the trees
    Dec 18, 2020
  17. Tara Update: Merch store, Cyberpunk, Multiplayer
    Dec 12, 2020
  18. [1.1.1.0] - New song! Not intended for all audiences
    Nov 27, 2020
  19. [1.1.0.9] There, custom music folders for your MP3s
    Nov 22, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  20. Vecter: Online - Phase 1 [1.1.0.4]
    Nov 18, 2020
  21. 1.0.4.8 - Many-a-fixes, and prepping for something big!
    Nov 10, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  22. Vecter 1.0.2.0
    Oct 25, 2020
  23. Vecter 1.0.1.5 - MOAR BUG FIXES
    Oct 20, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  24. Version 1.0.1.0 is out fixing some of the reported bugs + random thoughts
    Oct 18, 2020
  25. Vecter 1.0 Out Now!
    Oct 15, 2020
  26. YouTube quality UP!
    Sep 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  27. Release date delayed by 1 month to get the Linux version ready
    Sep 13, 2020
  28. Hahahahaha
    Aug 21, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  29. But-load of bugfixes
    Aug 14, 2020
  30. 0.9.2.0 - New game mode, Custom draw distance, Meme overload
    Aug 11, 2020
  31. More performance updates
    Aug 7, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  32. Fixes, some new stuff and celebrating 666 reviews!
    Jul 30, 2020
  33. Linux version is comming
    Jul 23, 2020
  34. [0.9.0.2] - Fixed the performance issues, I hope
    Jul 20, 2020
  35. Vecter [0.9.0.0] - BETA IS LIVE
    Jul 17, 2020
  36. [0.4.4.9] Detailed graphics settings, new life lost visual indicator, bug fixes
    Jul 16, 2020
  37. [0.4.4.8] New graphics setting called MAX
    Jul 15, 2020
  38. [0.4.4.7] Frame drop issue fixed... hopefully
    Jul 14, 2020
  39. UPDATE 0.4.3.0 - New options menu, a few updates about my life as well
    Jul 1, 2020
  40. UPDATE 0.4.2.4
    Jun 19, 2020significant · resets scoring window

…and 13 earlier patch announcements.