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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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 80 | 9 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 94% | 88 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 79% | 73 | 1 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 3 reviews sampled · 3 total reviews in window · weighted 2 up / 0.5 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (8)
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.
- 87
“Adding to the shooting element reminds the 'Enter the Gungeon', Patch Quest showcases a different, fresh action adventure each time you capture new monsters. While the game doe not support system guide and lack in rogue-lite elements, its quality as a top-down shooter is quite sturdy.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Patch Quest is a game full of exploration and a huge variety of creatures and plants to collect. Just because it looks cute doesn't mean it is easy, like other twin-stick shooters you will find yourself in bullet hell a lot!”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Patch Quest manages to be very competent both as a roguelike and bullet hell, but compromises some of the qualities that both genres have.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Patch Quest is an indie shooter with a monster-taming system that creates a nonviolent, endearing experience for players of all ages.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Patch Quest is a novel dungeon crawling rogue-lite that has unique ideas which set it apart from some of the most noteworthy in the genre. However, it quickly becomes repetitive, with a huge, sprawling dungeon full of discoveries to be made that leave little impact on the world back home, turning it into an adventure that soon becomes aimless and disjointed.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Despite a repetitiveness that, sooner or later, tends to appear, Patch Quest knows perfectly how to exploit its many ideas and combinations to lasso those who love to experiment and explore and, once the flame of curiosity has been fueled, drag him into a gameplay loop from which can be difficult to get out of.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Patch Quest is an enjoyable roguelike that is both adorable and tough, featuring a wide range of creatures to capture and fight.”
read full review ↗ - –
“It’s impressive, especially for a game developed by a single person, how many disparate genres and how many distinct gameplay loops Patch Quest manages to juggle, without letting a single one fall. It may be a Pokémon, Castlevania, Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon smoothie, but it’s a smoothie that I plan on ordering time and time again.”
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PolygonPatch history
- Patch Quest Plushies! (time limited)May 13, 2024
- Give Patch Quest a Chance in the Steam Awards!Nov 21, 2023
- The Dungeon Crawler UpdateJul 13, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Save & Suspend Your Quests!May 16, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix v4.0.25Apr 3, 2023
- Balance & Bug Fixes Update - Patch NotesMar 13, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Quest is OUT NOW!Mar 2, 2023
- Patch Quest is out next week!Feb 23, 2023
- Patch Quest – Labor of LoveNov 22, 2022
- Labyrinth Update is LIVE!Oct 13, 2022
- THE LABYRINTH UPDATE LAUNCHES NEXT WEEK!Oct 6, 2022
- PATCH QUEST – DATE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTSep 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Let’s Play Patch Quest!Sep 8, 2022
- Check out the brand new Patch Quest devlog!Aug 16, 2022
- Patch Quest has an official release date!Aug 4, 2022
- Patch Quest’s monsters await your capture!Jun 23, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Undersea Update - Out Now!Mar 25, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Monster Ranching UpdateNov 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- The Jurassic Update - Out Now!Sep 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Quest "Power Surge" Update - Out Now!Jun 23, 2021
- New Experimental Beta Branch!May 19, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Small Day 1 Bug Fixing UpdateMay 8, 2021