Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 300 sampled Steam reviews (285 positive / 15 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Music & audio7% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Visuals & art27% mention it
- Controls & UI20% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
85%
59 reviews
5-15h
95%
84 reviews
15-40h
99%
68 reviews
40-100h
98%
47 reviews
100h+
100%
42 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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 91 | 11 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 98% | 94 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 92 | 140 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 97% | 93 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.9, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 73,085 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 (Mar 20, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 22507 total reviews in window · weighted 230.3 up / 5.4 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (15)
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.
- 90
“Pizza Tower is the rare sort of game that improves on its inspiration in nearly every way, building upon many of Nintendo’s Wario Land ideas with impressive results. This is an incredibly satisfying, creative, and addictive platformer that’ll keep you busy for a long time if you want to 100% it. We’d highly recommend this to anyone who loved the old Wario Land games, or to anyone who’s looking for a new platformer with a high skill ceiling and lots of technical depth. Pizza Tower has definitely got it where it counts - platformers don’t get much better than this.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Trust me when I say that Pizza Tower fills in that 2D platforming niche that can be enjoyed by casual fans and hardcore connoisseurs who long for Nintendo to make a new non-minigame Wario title that isn’t simplified garbage. With developer Tour De Pizza around keeping the dream alive, we don’t need it. Pizza Tower is a superior substitute that takes what its developers learn from past Wario Land platformers and makes it fresh again.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“The Wario Land formula is reinvented and improved upon in this magnificently clever and surreal platformer, that is more fun than any of the official Nintendo games.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“A brilliantly energetic and creative platformer that doesn't just do right by its inspiration Wario Land, but actually surpasses it. ”
read full review ↗ - 95
“Pizza Tower delivers one of the most unique video game experiences in recent years. from amazing bossfights to incredible soundtrack, Pizza Tower is a treat for eyes and ears!”
read full review ↗ - 93
“Pizza Tower is just brilliant. One the best indie games of the last couple of years, finally lands on Nintendo's console with great results. A must have.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Pizza Tower is a very special 2D platformer that transcends its inspirations and becomes something even greater. It’s a short ride, and it’ll be most appealing to those who are keen to restart levels in an effort to improve their score, but even if that’s not you, there’s a ton to like here. It is one of the most straight up fun and refreshing platformers I’ve played in recent memory, sporting an unforgettably unique art style, excellent animations, immensely rewarding platforming, wonderfully creative level design, a joyful sense of humor, and one of the best soundtracks of the year so far. Move over Wario, Peppino Spaghetti is-a number one now.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“We know we are probably not going to get a new Wario Land anytime soon. As a result, Pizza Tower feels like a massive breath of fresh air. It took everything that worked in those games (excluding the portability, unless you’re a lucky Steam Deck owner), added in a truckload of funny, 90s-as-hell imagery, and dropped it into Steam like the homage we’ve been waiting for.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“If you're a 2D platforming fan, loved Wario Land and the old Sonic games - this isn't a question of "if" you should play Pizza Tower - Its a question of "when".”
read full review ↗ - 90
“There is frankly no getting away from it. Pizza Tower is a fantastic platformer sporting some great levels, rock-solid gameplay, an amazing soundtrack, and brilliant animation. It quite possibly will be one of the best indie titles to release this year. And could be in the running for game of the year. However, as good as it is it can be repetitive at times and it could be too difficult for some.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“This is an incredibly fun platformer, with an great old-school taste, fantastic gameplay and even better level design.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Refreshing, unique and incredibly polished, Pizza Tower brings an experience that few other platformers can hope to match. A twisted energy spike in a world full of bland 2D indies.”
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Nintendo Life
Kakuchopurei
Metro GameCentral
PC Gamer
Gamefa
Atomix
IGN
WayTooManyGames
KeenGamer
MeriStation…and 3 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Patch Notes v1.1.28Jul 2, 2025
- Patch Notes v1.1.062 + Hotfix v1.1.063Mar 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.1.052 + Hotfix v1.1.053Mar 16, 2024
- Patch Notes v1.1.041 + Hotfix v1.1.042Mar 15, 2024
- Patch Notes v1.1.033 + Hotfix v1.1.034Mar 15, 2024
- Patch Notes v1.1.02Mar 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.1.011Mar 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- The Noise Update!Mar 12, 2024
- Patch Notes v1.0.5952Oct 26, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.5951Oct 26, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.311Mar 3, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.31Mar 2, 2023
- New Regional Prices + Steam Deck Verified + Patch Notes v1.0.3Mar 1, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.215Feb 20, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.214Feb 19, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.213Feb 17, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.212Feb 17, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.211Feb 15, 2023
- New Gamepad Settings + Patch Notes v1.0.2 + v1.0.21Feb 14, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.196Feb 9, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.195Feb 8, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.194Feb 8, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.193Feb 6, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes v1.0.192Feb 4, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.191Feb 3, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.19Feb 2, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.188Jan 30, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.0.187Jan 30, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Upcoming Regional Price Changes + Patch Notes v1.0.186 + v1.0.185Jan 28, 2023significant · resets scoring window