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MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

Loser/s · released Sep 16, 2021

AdventureIndieRPGPC

5029 AD, "Guillotine", the Japanese territory on Mercury, a city full of neon signs and drunks. You will explore the beautiful cyberpunk-style 2D world, play music to the residents of Mercury to gather intelligence, and finally achieve the goal of saving the world.

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “[Resistance of the Succubus] Preview of the 1.0 Version Update!” (2y ago)

89%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
92%
Recent sentiment

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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.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews95%90454
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)92%86153
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 13, 2024) · 149 reviews sampled · 153 total reviews in window · weighted 110.2 up / 9.6 down · computed 12h ago · full methodology →

Patch history