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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

Leef 6010 · released Oct 14, 2021

AdventureIndieRPGFree To Play

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Chapter 1 is Out!” (2y ago)

95%
At launch
99%
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 reviews99%951000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)99%952235
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 94.9, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 5,907 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 (Jan 26, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 2235 total reviews in window · weighted 84.9 up / 0.9 down · computed 9h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Version 1.5.1
    Mar 22, 2024
  2. Chapter 1 is Out!
    Jan 26, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  3. Version 1.4.1
    May 21, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  4. Version 1.4.0
    Apr 4, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  5. Version 1.3.2
    Dec 2, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  6. Version 1.3.1
    Nov 19, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  7. Hotfix 1
    Oct 16, 2021