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Idle Slayer

Idle Slayer

Pablo Leban · released Dec 20, 2020

CasualIndieStrategyFree To PlayPCiOS (iPhone/iPad)

Start from nothing and grow into a legendary Slayer. Explore countless dimensions, collect souls, unlock powerful upgrades, craft powerful gear, defeat epic bosses, and enjoy a deep idle RPG with active and offline progression.

76
VGC Score
Declininghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Idle Slayer 7.0.0 — A Big Update is Coming” (2mo ago)

72%
At launch
85%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
54%
Player sentiment
77%
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 reviews85%781000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)77%72493
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 4, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 493 total reviews in window · weighted 178.3 up / 53.7 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Idle Slayer 7.0.0 — A Big Update is Coming
    Jun 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. 6.1.0 just arrived!
    Oct 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  3. 6.0.0 is here!
    Jun 30, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  4. 5.1.0 Released!
    Oct 27, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  5. 5.0.0
    May 15, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  6. 4.6 is out!
    Aug 13, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  7. 3.0.0 is live!
    Jun 20, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  8. 2.5 is live
    Jan 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window