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Demonologist

Demonologist

Clock Wizard Games · released Sep 25, 2023

ActionAdventureIndiePC

Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

79
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Demonologist – Patch Notes” (2mo ago)

79%
At launch
85%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
52%
Player sentiment
86%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 298 sampled Steam reviews (222 positive / 76 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Visuals & art5% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Bugs & crashes24% mention it
  • Visuals & art16% mention it
  • Performance14% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

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

Under 5h

46%

84 reviews

5-15h

85%

89 reviews

15-40h

87%

69 reviews

40-100h

84%

45 reviews

100h+

82%

11 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 reviews85%791000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)86%80387
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 25, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 387 total reviews in window · weighted 175 up / 27.5 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Demonologist – Patch Notes
    Jun 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Demonologist – Patch Notes v2.0.0
    Jan 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Demonologist v1.1.3 Patch Crash & Loading Screen Fixes
    Nov 27, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  4. Demonologist v0.5.2 Patch
    Aug 17, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  5. Demonologist v0.4.3 patch
    Jun 13, 2023significant · resets scoring window