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MetaWare High School (Demo)

MetaWare High School (Demo)

Not Fun Games · released Apr 1, 2020

CasualIndieFree To Play

How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.

88
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Major Longevity Update (Version 1.1.0.0)” (1y ago)

91%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
86%
Recent sentiment

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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 (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews97%92349
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)86%7954
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 88.1, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 697 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 31, 2025) · 46 reviews sampled · 54 total reviews in window · weighted 13.9 up / 2.3 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Major Longevity Update (Version 1.1.0.0)
    Jan 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  2. The Game is now stupendously better!
    May 7, 2020significant · resets scoring window