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Immortals Fenyx Rising

Immortals Fenyx Rising

Ubisoft · released Dec 15, 2022

ActionAdventureRPG

Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.

70
VGC Score
Declininghigh confidence
72%
At launch
73%
Steam all-time
79%
Press
76%
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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 (OpenCritic)79107
Creator reviews (4 tracked)654
All-time Steam reviews73%691000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)76%7112
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 32 reviews sampled · 33 total reviews in window · weighted 20.9 up / 6.5 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (162)

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
    trust 78Feb 25, 2021

    "Don't fly too close the sun."

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  • 70
    trust 78Nov 30, 2020

    Immortals Fenyx Rising feels like a game full of contrasts, but nonetheless it's still manages to be the most noteworthy Ubisoft release in quite some time. The lack of a budget and obviously tight production time, on top of a really big scale this game has, stopped this project from achieving its full potential. And yet, when it's still long ways to go before Breath of the Wild 2, Fenyx Rising will surely find it's playerbase.

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  • 80
    trust 78Nov 30, 2020

    With Immortals Fenyx Rising Ubisoft had created something that even with its flaws offers more than most AAA games. If it wasn't for sometimes simpler game design, this could have been one of the best games from this studio.

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  • 80
    trust 78Dec 5, 2020

    A fun trip to an island full of great puzzles and funny gods. Not a new Zelda game, of course, but it's a fine effort to make something similar.

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  • 40
    trust 77Dec 20, 2020

    The blandness of the gameplay might have been somewhat forgivable if the game's narrative didn't suffer from an identity crisis.

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  • 70
    trust 76Jan 14, 2021

    Whilst The Golden Isle is a joy to explore and this vibrant take on Ancient Greece is fun, Immortals: Fenyx Rising runs out of stamina well before it can reach the heights of the game that inspired it.

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  • 60
    trust 76Nov 30, 2020

    For all the deserved flak coming Immortals Fenyx Rising's way for delivering a brazen Zelda clone, the Ubisoft game deserves some praise for executing most of the ideas well, and even adding to them.

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  • 80
    trust 75Dec 5, 2020

    Immortals Fenyx Rising is a beautiful game that doesn't shy away from its inspirations. It borrows heavily from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild while still introducing its own unique aspects.

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  • 95
    trust 74Dec 28, 2020

    It is obvious the love and care that Ubisoft Quebec put forth into crafting this game as it is full of delight.

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  • 80
    trust 74Dec 9, 2020

    Much like the characters within the game, Immortals Fenyx Rising has its flaws-but what makes it a bit charming is that it owns them. While it's absolutely a AAA title, I'm beyond thankful it's not another one that sets itself up as bait for Keighley's Game Awards, or feels the need to fiercely defend its validity and depth. Sometimes, a game can just be good, cheesy fun, and Immortals Fenyx Rising is precisely that and better for it.

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  • 83
    trust 73Dec 14, 2020

    Going into Immortals: Fenyx Rising, our expectations weren’t that high; we thought we would get an Assassin’s creed game with elements taken from Breath of the Wild. However, this was not the case; the game nicely mixes the characteristics of the titles above, adding a nice dose of humor in the process.

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  • 80
    trust 71Dec 3, 2020

    Immortals: Fenyx Rising is not going to win any awards for originality. But it is charming most of the time, features a lush Greek god island to explore that’s filled with secrets and discoverables, and contains a ton of brain-teasers mixed in with some light-yet-hearty combat.

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Patch history

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