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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 | 7 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 86% | 80 | 426 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 59% | 59 | 2 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 7 reviews sampled · 5 total reviews in window · weighted 1.2 up / 0.8 down · computed 3h 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.
- 80
“Crackpet Show is a great game for anyone looking for a frantic, fast paced shoot-em up. It can get a little frustrating and repetitive, mostly when you're stuck on a specific episode, but it's original and great for short bursts of gameplay, especially on a portable system like the Switch.”
read full review ↗ - 67
“While it has personality to spare, this lackluster “not-a-twin-stick” roguelike shooter fizzles”
read full review ↗ - 85
“A tough, but never unfair roguelike, The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition is a blast to play over and over again. Just make sure the kids aren't watching!”
read full review ↗ - 75
“The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition succeeds in being a more immersive rogue-lite than others in the genre. You are encouraged to be strategic, taking risks for greater rewards or playing it safe to survive. It's also easy to find weapons that work when you match them with the right perk, meaning there are no terrible options. However, longer episodes can make the randomisation aspect more punishing, and a lack of healing makes the game very difficult. It's a big time investment but there's a lot of fun to be had if you are willing to spend the hours.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“The Crackpet Show offers respectable roguelike action for up to four cooperative players. But the game’s real strength is its send-up of reality television, depicting mutant animals engaging in fierce firefights to earn social media likes.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“If we look at The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition as a game dedicated to the famous characters that marked the era decades ago, it will certainly owe a lot because it takes little advantage of its qualities beyond the visuals. As a roguelike shooter that mixes comedy, cuteness and gratuitous violence, though, there's plenty of uncompromising fun here for fans of the genre.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends is a super violent roguelike, with fantastic progression and co-op as well.”
read full review ↗ - 84
“The Crackpet Show is a fun game with unique ideas. It is a great choice if you want to take a break from serious games, whether you play solo or with friends. It has a charming comedy to it, and the world of the game matches the gameplay mechanics perfectly. While the game lacks enough charm to get you to play it for countless hours and the aesthetic design of levels could be better, it is still a good experience”
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ImpulsegamerPatch history
- The Crackpet Show - 1.1.8 [Patch]Mar 30, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 1.1.7 [Patch]Mar 9, 2023
- The Crackpet Show - 1.1.4 [Patch]Jan 19, 2023
- The Crackpet Show - 1.1.3 [Hotfix]Jan 12, 2023
- The Crackpet Show - 1.1.2 [Patch]Jan 11, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 1.1.1 [Hotfix]Dec 22, 2022
- The Crackpet Show - Festive Frenzy [1.1 content update]Dec 21, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 1.0.5 [Hotfix]Dec 16, 2022
- The Crackpet Show - 1.0.4 [Hotfix]Dec 15, 2022
- Update 0.17.1 - QoL changes!Nov 23, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show Playtest 0.16.13 [Changelog]Oct 7, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show Playtest v0.16.12 [Changelog]Sep 27, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Endless Mode 0.16.11 [Changelog]Sep 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Admiral Bahroo’s skins - [0.15.9 content update]Aug 17, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 0.15.8 [Hotfix]Jul 4, 2022
- The Crackpet Show - 0.15.7 [Hotfix]Jun 28, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 0.15.6 [Hotfix]Jun 24, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Dress to impress [0.15.5 content update]Jun 23, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 0.14.3 [Hotfix]May 30, 2022
- The Crackpet Show - Audience starts fighting! [0.14.2 content update]May 25, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- 0.13.3 Update - Tesla towers fixMay 4, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Can we fix it? [0.13.2 content update]Apr 27, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Time to Upgrade - [0.12.3 content update]Mar 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Brothers in Arms - [0.11.1 content update]Mar 7, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 0.10.4 [Hotfix]Feb 11, 2022
- The Crackpet Show - Getting Heavy - [0.10 content update]Feb 10, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Hotfix 0.9.6Feb 3, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show #2 January Content update - 0.9.5Jan 27, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - 0.8.3 HotfixJan 13, 2022
- 0.8.2 HotfixJan 12, 2022
- The Crackpet Show #1 January Content update - 0.8.1Jan 12, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show - Hotfix 0.7.14Dec 30, 2021
- The Crackpet Show - Hotfix 0.7.13Dec 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- The Crackpet Show Christmas Update - 0.7.12Dec 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window