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OBS Studio

OBS Studio

OBS Project · released Mar 20, 2022

UtilitiesVideo Production

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “OBS Studio 32.2” (28d ago)

91%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
96%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 307 sampled Steam reviews (297 positive / 10 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

Positive reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

What negative reviews complain about

Negative reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

93%

45 reviews

5-15h

97%

62 reviews

15-40h

95%

66 reviews

40-100h

98%

47 reviews

100h+

99%

87 reviews

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%901000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)96%911716
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.0, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 56,753 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 (Aug 4, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 1716 total reviews in window · weighted 246.4 up / 12.2 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. OBS Studio 32.2
    Aug 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. OBS Studio 32.1
    Apr 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. OBS Studio 32.0
    Sep 24, 2025
  4. OBS Studio 31.1.2
    Jul 29, 2025
  5. OBS Studio 31.1.1
    Jul 12, 2025
  6. OBS Studio 31.1
    Jul 8, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. OBS Studio 31.0
    Dec 7, 2024
  8. OBS Studio 30.2
    Jul 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  9. OBS Studio 30.1
    Mar 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  10. OBS Studio 30.0.2
    Dec 10, 2023
  11. OBS Studio 30.0 Update
    Nov 12, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  12. OBS Studio 29.1 Update
    May 2, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  13. OBS Studio 29.0 Update
    Jan 8, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  14. OBS Studio 29.0 Beta is live!
    Nov 23, 2022significant · resets scoring window

…and 2 earlier patch announcements.