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High Entropy: Challenges

High Entropy: Challenges

Álvaro García (binarynonsense) · released Aug 31, 2020

ActionAdventureIndieFree To PlayPC

Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...

88
VGC Score
·No trend datahigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch 1.4.2” (10mo ago)

87%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
99%
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 reviews96%91635
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)99%9551
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.7, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,278 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 (Oct 9, 2025) · 49 reviews sampled · 51 total reviews in window · weighted 30.6 up / 0.4 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Patch 1.4.2
    Oct 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  2. Patch 1.4.1
    Oct 4, 2025
  3. Update 1.4
    Jun 16, 2025
  4. Patch 1.3.6
    May 2, 2025
  5. Patch 1.3.5
    Apr 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. Patch 1.3.4
    Apr 25, 2025
  7. Patch 1.3.3
    Apr 22, 2025
  8. Patch 1.3.2
    Apr 19, 2025
  9. Patch 1.3.1
    Apr 18, 2025
  10. Update 1.3
    Apr 17, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Patch 1.2.5
    Jan 15, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  12. Patch 1.2.4
    Nov 22, 2020
  13. Patch 1.2.3
    Oct 21, 2020
  14. Patch 1.2.2
    Sep 17, 2020
  15. Patch 1.2.1
    Sep 14, 2020