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Fractal Block World

Fractal Block World

Dan Hathaway · released Oct 17, 2021

ActionAdventureIndiePC

This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “1.01.32: Mountains in I2” (4mo ago)

n/a
At launch
98%
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 reviews98%94787
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)99%95305
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 93.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,575 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 (Apr 16, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 305 total reviews in window · weighted 211.4 up / 1.9 down · computed 11h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. 1.01.32: Mountains in I2
    Apr 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. 1.01.28: Cursor and new database model for saved games
    Jul 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  3. 1.01.27: Mod selection GUI and the Sliver Maze
    Apr 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  4. 1.01.26: Iron war vulcans and chunk editing package
    Jan 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. 1.01.25: Enhanced hardcore mode
    Nov 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  6. 1.01.22: Fertile radius and new I2 areas
    Oct 9, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  7. 1.01.20: Arcades, Tommy Guns, and Rapid Railguns
    May 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  8. 1.01.15: Mahogany treetops
    Apr 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window

…and 5 earlier patch announcements.