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Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands

Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands

Toppluva AB · released Mar 10, 2022

AdventureCasualIndieRacingSimulationSports

Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands lets you explore freely and at your pace entire ski resorts and the surrounding mountains. Unlock ski lifts and reach new areas by competing in challenges, or enjoy the scenery while you find your own path down the mountains.

84
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
80%
At launch
92%
Steam all-time
75%
Press
100%
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 (OpenCritic)759
All-time Steam reviews92%86258
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%971
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 4 reviews sampled · 2 total reviews in window · weighted 2.2 up / 0 down · computed 11h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (9)

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.

  • 81
    trust 70Mar 10, 2022

    While in general there's been a lack of diverse sports games on the Switch, despite the past popularity of skiing and snowboarding games on Nintendo systems winter sports have been particularly under-represented...

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  • 76
    trust 66Mar 19, 2022

    Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands may not have an intensive story or rapid, fast paced action, but it doesn't really need to. All it needs is for you to sit back, relax, and coast down the mountainside.

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  • 70
    trust 63Mar 9, 2022

    Grand Mountain Adventure Wonderlands is a ton of fun, but the camera choices and lack of accessibility options keep it from being as great as it could be.

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  • 80
    trust 62Mar 26, 2022

    Whether or not this new version of the game is worth the money will be up to you, but there’s no doubt that Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands is a highly enjoyable, highly relaxing, and novel take on an age-old genre.

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  • 76
    trust 59Mar 12, 2022

    We didn't have very high expectations approaching Grand Mountain Adventure Wonderlands, but what was orchestrated by Toppluva AB and Microids pleasantly surprised us.

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  • 85
    trust 54Mar 10, 2022

    Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands offers a perfect intermediate experience between being a fun arcade skiing experience and a very enjoyable mountain escape experience.

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  • 70
    trust 53Apr 16, 2022

    Grand Mountain Adventure Wonderlands is the perfect game for those who want to spend time in total relaxation without repeatedly trying to overcome a complex timed challenge (as long as you do not have the desire to do it anyway). If you are willing to turn a blind eye to some problems that affect the control system, the camera and the technical sector, the Toppluva AB title will know how to entertain you, especially if you have the opportunity to play it in company thanks to the support for local multiplayer.

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  • 79
    trust 51Mar 15, 2022

    Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands is an elegant indie game perfect for anyone who loves winter sports and the mountain as a lifestyle. The camera doesn't always help to stay zen, those who want intense gameplay will be disappointed, but if you need a holiday on the snow this is the right game.

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  • 81
    trust 45Mar 17, 2022

    Grand Mountain Adventure Wonderlands is one of those indies that's far better than you'd imagine. With an open-ended campaign that you'll relish exploring while finding the next suitable challenge, the hours will pass on by as your skills become better and better.

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