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Outcore: Desktop Adventure

Outcore: Desktop Adventure

Doctor Shinobi · released Sep 25, 2022

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationFree To PlayPC

All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 8.4 ↗
89
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “A click bait title” (3mo ago)

92%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
80%
Player sentiment
97%
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 reviews97%931000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)97%92929
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.2, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 18,308 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 (May 19, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 929 total reviews in window · weighted 148 up / 2.9 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. A click bait title
    May 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Sequel progress update #2 + Demo release date
    Jan 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Sequel progress update #1
    Oct 19, 2025
  4. The spooky halloween update
    Oct 3, 2025
  5. The "EZ MODO" update
    Aug 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. June 14th patch notes
    Jun 14, 2025
  7. Opsy doopsy update
    Jun 8, 2025
  8. Minor update
    Jun 8, 2025
  9. The "imbecile" update
    Feb 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. December 32th patch notes
    Feb 16, 2025
  11. Minor fixes
    Dec 7, 2024
  12. November 15th patch notes
    Nov 15, 2024
  13. October 27th patch notes
    Oct 27, 2024
  14. The "Outcore hates Microsoft" Update
    Oct 20, 2024
  15. The "Microsoft hates Outcore" Update
    Sep 16, 2024
  16. The Toilet Update
    Sep 11, 2024
  17. The Dockronic birthday update
    Aug 25, 2024
  18. August 23rd update
    Aug 23, 2024
  19. August 17th emergency update
    Aug 17, 2024
  20. Fixed some critical issues
    Aug 9, 2024
  21. Hotfix update
    Aug 3, 2024
  22. The S.E.X update is coming, and it's gonna be HARD!
    Aug 1, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  23. May 12th update
    May 12, 2024
  24. Fixed some sonar issues
    May 4, 2024
  25. Ukrainian & Hebrew translations now available + new content
    Apr 30, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  26. Black screen fix
    Apr 7, 2024
  27. The "I'm sick of players getting stuck in this puzzle" update
    Feb 1, 2024
  28. The Lumi Plushie update V2.00000000
    Jan 27, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  29. Forget about the previous post telling you to forget about the previous update
    Dec 21, 2023
  30. Actually forget about the last update
    Dec 20, 2023
  31. Update Notes for January 44th, 1927
    Dec 19, 2023
  32. PROGRAMMING
    Dec 7, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  33. The Lumi plushie update!
    Oct 27, 2023
  34. Very, VERY minor patch
    Sep 26, 2023
  35. Minor fixes and adjustments
    Sep 21, 2023
  36. The "Cute animals with clown noses" update!
    Aug 6, 2023
  37. June 26th update
    Jun 26, 2023
  38. The "racism" bug
    Jun 20, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  39. Bug fixes
    Jun 3, 2023
  40. French localization + CT nerf
    Jun 2, 2023significant · resets scoring window

…and 40 earlier patch announcements.