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Say No! More

Say No! More

Studio Fizbin · released Apr 9, 2021

CasualIndiePCNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

SAY NO! MORE is the world’s first NPG (NO!-Playing Game). Play as an intern with a burning desire to say NO! to everything and everyone. Customize your character, say NO! in different styles and languages, clap back at mean colleagues and change the world!

83
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence
82%
At launch
89%
Steam all-time
71%
Press
65%
Player sentiment
100%
Recent sentiment

PC 83 · Switch 71

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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 (OpenCritic)7125
Creator reviews (2 tracked)731
All-time Steam reviews89%831000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%975
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 15 reviews sampled · 6 total reviews in window · weighted 5 up / 0 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (35)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 70
    trust 71Apr 28, 2021

    Should you buy Say No! More? If you like a simple story with a quirky block-esque art style, some funny & exaggerated voice acting, with simplistic button prompt gameplay [...], go for it.

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  • 60
    trust 71Apr 9, 2021

    Inside such a compact game, you have humour and ridiculous situations that are fun to play. Characters are well voiced and the stupid requests hit home on a personal level. Unfortunately, being restricted to an on-rails experience that lasts only a few hours hampers the enjoyment, but it is rather fun while it lasts. It’s just a shame it couldn’t stick around longer.

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  • 60
    trust 71Apr 9, 2021

    Say No! More is one of a kind. It's imaginative, inspiring, and very, very funny. It's also a short, mechanically shallow experience.

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  • 80
    trust 70Apr 9, 2021

    The thing about “weird games” is that they can be very hard to define or describe by typical genre rules or through comparison...

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  • 60
    trust 70Apr 23, 2021

    Power Fantasy gets a whole new meaning with Say No! More, even if said fantasy won't stay with you for long. Funny, charming, and even touching, this adventure is undoubtedly an enjoyable one, but the game wrapped around it isn't really a game. The comedic writing is more than decent, but in this case, just not enough to turn this into a big recommendation. This is quirky-indie-game-fans material only.

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  • 80
    trust 69Apr 9, 2021

    Look, it's more of an experimental comedy movie than anything else. Unless you just want to mess around and interrupt digital co-workers with laughter for however long you feel like.

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  • 70
    trust 68Apr 9, 2021

    The levels are pretty repetitive and lack a lot of player agency. While the style, atmosphere, themes and story are very good I don't think I will return to Say No! More in the future. Not because I think I shouldn't say no more, if anything this game made me realize that I do say yes too many times in my life, but because like a good self-help book, the real change begins when you're finished reading the story.

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  • 50
    trust 68May 7, 2021

    Gameplay mechanisms without a substantial scope.

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  • 65
    trust 67Apr 16, 2021

    "Say No! More" is a work that shows how courageous it is to be able to say "no" with conviction, facing the absurdities of society today, when people are becoming more cautious about expressing their negative intentions. The value it's trying to deliver is clear, but the gameplay is a bit repetitive. Rather than thinking of playing a game, it's better to treat it with the feeling of watching a comedy movie that you can laugh without worrying.

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  • 80
    trust 66Apr 9, 2021

    Vibrant, colourful, much deeper than it looks on the surface and doesn’t outstay its welcome, Say No! More is a thoroughly enjoyable experience. You’ll likely only play it once and it’s not a hugely interactive game, but if you like a game with a layered narrative, this will certainly deliver.

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  • 80
    trust 65Apr 21, 2021

    There's no knowing that you'll go nowhere in life not knowing your no's! Though sparse by way of gameplay and mechanics, the game's strength lies within the commentary on social norms by over-exaggerating "yes-man" culture and self-sacrifice most of us can relate to on some level.

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  • 50
    trust 65Apr 13, 2021

    Aside from having a kind of unique idea and tools for making your playable character as funny as you can, there isn’t much to recommend here because all the so called jokes fall flat and the gameplay is really a No Playing Game as the developers have suggested so you can Say No! to this one.

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Patch history

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