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Duelists of Eden

Duelists of Eden

Thomas Moon Kang · released Mar 6, 2024

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Build a deck and battle online in real-time action with rollback netcode!

88
VGC Score
·No trend datahigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch 2.70 - Big Balance Update” (1y ago)

90%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
96%
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 reviews96%91466
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)96%9178
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.3, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 932 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 (Feb 1, 2025) · 78 reviews sampled · 72 total reviews in window · weighted 34.3 up / 1.4 down · computed 7h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

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.

  • 90
    trust 57Mar 22, 2024

    Duelists of Eden is an excellent bite-sized grid-battler and deckbuilder fighting game that is properly fit for competitive play. Despite the chaos and learning curve, it’s worth the time investment to experience the chaotic, frenetic, yet strategic battles. I cannot wait to see this game grow!

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