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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 300 sampled Steam reviews (250 positive / 50 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing17% mention it
- Music & audio13% mention it
- Progression & loot9% mention it
- Grind & repetition8% mention it
- Visuals & art6% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Grind & repetition42% mention it
- Story & writing22% mention it
- Progression & loot16% mention it
- Music & audio8% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
75%
40 reviews
5-15h
80%
81 reviews
15-40h
82%
94 reviews
40-100h
93%
59 reviews
100h+
88%
26 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 (OpenCritic) | – | 84 | 60 |
| Creator reviews (1 tracked) | – | 86 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 93% | 87 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 86% | 79 | 26 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 74 reviews sampled · 72 total reviews in window · weighted 53.2 up / 9 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (80)
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.
- 80
“While it's reliance on randomness can make the game annoying at times, Loop Hero is a rare treat Switch owners should check out. It's unique blend of RPG adventure and deck building mechanics provide you with a gaming experience you won't find elsewhere. It's addicting gameplay loop keep you going back for more and constantly making you say "just one more turn."”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Loop Hero is a solid all-around experience with a surprising amount of depth. It has some incredibly addicting core gameplay, with ample doses of strategy, RNG, and roguelike mechanics on top of that.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Loop Hero remains as charming as ever. It's an easy to pick game, with a fun concept and great execution, and the Switch release gives it a whole new life. Now you can save the world anytime and anywhere.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Loop Hero is an unexpected treasure. Surprisingly deep, quite adorable, incredibly addictive.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Loop Hero functions as a statement of persistence in the face of the seemingly insurmountable.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Loop Hero proves to be a fascinating and creative take on an RPG, distilling the genre down to its most important gameplay elements and throwing in some fresh ideas. Though some may be put off by the obviously repetitive nature of the core gameplay, Loop Hero is a consistently rewarding and engaging game that'll easily get its hooks in you. The light deckbuilding elements, anti-tower defense gameplay, and solidly paced loot system make Loop Hero easy to love and we'd give this one a high recommendation to anyone interested in trying something a little different.”
read full review ↗ - 65
“Loop Hero’s world is full of mysteries and wonder… at least for the first couple of hours. Once the “magic” lifts the game turns into a massive grind with very little payoff and limited deckbuilding choices.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“While it may seem unengaging because it effectively plays itself, it really is just prompting the player to look at gameplay from another angle, namely a more systems-driven one. For a person like me, who doesn't really craft "builds" in RPGs, it's made me realize why that is actually a rewarding aspect of those games. Now I spend half my time in Loop Hero making numbers go up and making optimizations I never would have, before embarking on another loop.”
read full review ↗ - 87
“Combat and exploration are entirely automated in Loop Hero. We need to be able to influence the world and the enemies around us to turn the challenges the game throws at us against itself. And this cannot be achieved without a good dose of tactics, courage, and adaptability against the whims of Lady Luck.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“It’s the kind of game that just makes you say, “one more round,” in more ways than one, and it has only gotten better for its time spent in early access. Go on, give it a play, roguelike/lite fans. You won’t be disappointed. This game has only gotten better for the time it spent in early access and is a great addition to the library of any retro game fan as well.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Loop Hero is a must-buy for PC if you want a fresh new take on roguelike RPGs in 2021.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“The thing I tend to love most about indie titles is their ability to surprise with remixes of gameplay elements you’ve never seen before...”
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Patch history
- Small update v1.155Jun 6, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Small update v1.154May 8, 2022
- Loop Hero v1.153Apr 26, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Loop Hero v.1.105Oct 1, 2021
- Loop Hero v.1.102Jul 9, 2021
- Loop Hero v.1.101Jun 25, 2021
- Loop Hero Serves Up New Tiles & Enemies in v1.1 UpdateJun 15, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- LOOP HERO UPDATE v1.1 BETAJun 1, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Loop Hero v 1.013 smallfixApr 10, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Loop Hero Hotfixes 009-012Mar 12, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Loop Hero v 1.008 - PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU HAVE FREEZES OR LAGSMar 7, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Loop Hero day 1 & 2 patchnotesMar 6, 2021significant · resets scoring window