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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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 65 | 21 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 66% | 64 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 50 | 37 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 68% | 66 | 41 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 3, 2026) · 38 reviews sampled · 41 total reviews in window · weighted 16.8 up / 7.9 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (21)
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.
- 70
“So: Do I recommend it? If you like games with anime looks, and you feel like the popular MMOs today are just too clunky for your taste, Tower of Fantasy looks to be a solid option. It’s kind of rough around the edges, but more than makes up for that with the fun factor and potential for long term playability. Perhaps not for everyone, but it is a surprisingly good entry into the F2P MMO space, especially among those with a mobile version.”
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“A new rival in the Gacha market has arrived: Tower of Fantasy, a game with an outstanding art direction and a dynamic battle system. The rewards are plentiful for the player, however, progression is limited at the game convenience. Tower of Fantasy has the potential to be a good rival if it is constantly updated with new content, performance is fixed, and progression overhauled.”
read full review ↗ - 84
“Unlike other PC-Mobile cross platform games out there, Tower of Fantasy successfully captured the essence of open world MMORPG, including raids and instance dungeons with other players. However, there were some points need to be improved such as awkward hit satisfaction, stories with unexpected moves and unintuitive content composition.”
read full review ↗ - 95
“A really good free-to-play open world game that’s easy to recommend to solo players or groups of friends.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Tower of Fantasy is, at this point, an anomaly among its peers. Beyond its perfectly average music, Hotta Studio keeps steering the game in such bizarre directions that it’s hard to tell whether it’s intentional design or the result of consulting a Magic 8 Ball. And even with the Warp Server, it’s still unmistakably Tower of Fantasy: a janky, charming, and fighting an uphill battle to reinvent itself after years of decline.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“What I can say now is that I believe the foundation for a good game is here within Tower of Fantasy. It mainly comes down to the support by Hotta Studio to make it a strong title that can contend with the now established Genshin Impact. I don’t believe Tower of Fantasy could ever topple that, but it could turn into a good alternative for those getting bored of the former.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Tower of Fantasy has a lot to offer, but it does push the player to spend money rather than grind their way towards success. A 'Genshin Impact killer' this is not.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Tower of Fantasy is a whirlwind of enjoyable combat, exploration and mini-games, mixed with a nefarious gacha system and the annoying proclivity to time and level gate progression. The ability to create your own character, team up with other players, participate in a huge guild, and battle hordes of monsters with a deep yet simplistic combat system tips the scales just enough to warrant the hype that it has been given. Tower of Fantasy dips its toe into greatness through extensive gameplay systems and an accessible game loop that has broad appeal. No matter what you like doing, whether it’s team play, exploration, PvP, or dungeon running, you can find it here. Just temper this fantasy with the realization that you should never spend more than you can afford. Hotta built Tower of Fantasy as a marathon, so there’s no better time than now to enjoy the journey at your own pace.”
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“Even after a year of major updates and new regions, Tower of Fantasy still has fundamental issues which hinder it to a painful degree.”
read full review ↗ - 30
“Adventuring through the land is so limp and lifeless, with features pulled from Genshin or Breath of the Wild, or whatever other game it decided to do slightly worse, that it becomes a homogenous, grotesque blob. Tower of Fantasy is a complete failure in almost every aspect.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Hotta's work to add everything that the title has evolved in a year joins a large amount of extra content and events specially designed to celebrate the arrival of the game on Sony consoles and encourage its players to stay in their world until you get the taste.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“At the end of the day, you can have a decent amount of fun with Tower of Fantasy but it’s hard to see this title having much of a future. Just next week, Genshin Impact has its version 3.0 release which will drain most of the content-hungry gacha crowd away, while Zenless Zone Zero appears to be a looming giant that’ll present a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting with great quality. Investing much time and money doesn’t feel right when the strengths of the title can’t overpower the overwhelming negatives.”
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Patch history
- Ver.6.2 "Dreamland Beyond the Void" Update AnnouncementAug 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.8 "Wings of Icarus" Update AnnouncementApr 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- V5.7 Event AnnouncementsMar 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.7 "Witch of Time" Update AnnouncementMar 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- V5.65 Event AnnouncementsFeb 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.65 "Dedicated Hunter" Update AnnouncementFeb 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- V5.6 Event AnnouncementsDec 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.6 "Doomed Evolution" Update AnnouncementDec 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.5 Event AnnouncementsNov 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.5 "Starfall Burst" Update AnnouncementNov 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.4 Event AnnouncementsOct 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.4 "Eclipse Dawn" Update AnnouncementOct 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.35 Event AnnouncementsSep 22, 2025
- Ver.5.35 "Twin Fates" Update AnnouncementSep 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.3 Event AnnouncementsAug 27, 2025
- Ver.5.3 "Bloom Whisper" Update AnnouncementAug 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.2 Event AnnouncementsJul 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.2 "Dream of Homecoming" Update AnnouncementJul 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.1 Event AnnouncementsJun 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.1 "Scarlet Starfire" Update AnnouncementJun 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V5.0 Event AnnouncementsMay 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Ver.5.0 "Kailo Sector" Update AnnouncementMay 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V4.8 Update AnnouncementsApr 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V4.8 Event AnnouncementsApr 7, 2025
- V4.6 Update AnnouncementsJan 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V4.6 Event AnnouncementsJan 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- V4.4.5 Update AnnouncementsNov 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.4 Event AnnouncementsOct 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.4 Update AnnouncementsOct 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.3 Update AnnouncementsSep 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.3 Event AnnouncementsSep 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.2 Update AnnouncementsAug 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.2 Event AnnouncementsAug 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.1 Update AnnouncementsJun 30, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.1 Event AnnouncementsJun 28, 2024
- V4.0 Update AnnouncementsMay 26, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V4.0 Event AnnouncementsMay 26, 2024
- V3.8 Update AnnouncementsApr 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- V3.8 Event AnnouncementsApr 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
…and 26 earlier patch announcements.