Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 328 sampled Steam reviews (316 positive / 12 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing19% mention it
- Difficulty & balance9% mention it
- Music & audio6% mention it
- Combat4% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
Negative reviews don't converge on specific aspects.
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
95%
19 reviews
5-15h
95%
55 reviews
15-40h
97%
62 reviews
40-100h
96%
92 reviews
100h+
98%
100 reviews
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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (Metacritic) | – | – | 0 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 94% | 89 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 95% | 89 | 260 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 88.4, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 44,841 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) · 300 reviews sampled · 744 total reviews in window · weighted 262.3 up / 13.9 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →
Patch history
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.6a12Nov 18, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.6a10Oct 29, 2021
- Patch Note Ver 1.1.0.6a3Sep 11, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note 1.1.0.6 - Notice of Update to the Custom Reception Creation ToolSep 10, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.5c1Aug 30, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.5bAug 6, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.5a1Jul 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.5Jul 23, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.4cJul 8, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.4bJun 30, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.4a4Jun 25, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.4a4Jun 21, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.4aJun 5, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.4Jun 4, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.3May 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.2May 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.1bMay 14, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.1a5May 7, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note 1.1.0.1a4May 4, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.1Apr 30, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.0c2Apr 20, 2021
- Notice of Content Update on April 30Apr 19, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.1.0.0bApr 17, 2021
- Patch Notes for Ver. 1.1.0.0Apr 16, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.4.5Apr 9, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.4.4bMar 19, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Notice Regarding the Update ScheduleMar 17, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.4.4Mar 12, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.4.3Feb 26, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.4.2Feb 19, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.4.1Feb 10, 2021
- Patch Notes for Ver. 1.0.4.0Feb 5, 2021
- Patch Notes for Ver. 1.0.3.12Jan 29, 2021
- Patch Notes for Ver. 1.0.3.11Jan 22, 2021
- Patch Notes for Ver. 1.0.3.10Jan 15, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.3.9eJan 12, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Note ver 1.0.3.9Jan 8, 2021
- Patch Notes for Ver. 1.0.3.8Jan 1, 2021
- Patch Note ver 1.0.3.7Dec 25, 2020
…and 47 earlier patch announcements.
