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Peaks of Yore

Peaks of Yore

Anders Grube Jensen · released Oct 25, 2023

ActionAdventureIndiePC

Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 8.5 ↗
89
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch 2.1.2 - Force Zones, Invincibility Zones, and Previous Art Entries” (9mo ago)

89%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
96%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

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 reviews97%931000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)96%91547
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.7, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 3,789 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 (Nov 18, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 547 total reviews in window · weighted 235 up / 9.6 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Patch 2.1.2 - Force Zones, Invincibility Zones, and Previous Art Entries
    Nov 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  2. Patch 2.1.1 - Minor QOL and Bugfixes
    Nov 11, 2025
  3. Patch 2.1.0 - Lots of Peak Editor QOL & Bugfixes
    Nov 7, 2025
  4. Patch 2.0.4 - Hotkey Updates and Bugfixes
    Oct 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. Patch 2.0.3d - Crampon Hotfix, other bugfixes
    Oct 29, 2025
  6. Patch 2.0.3 - Major bugfixes and QOL
    Oct 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. Patch 2.0.2
    Oct 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Patch 2.0.1 - Bugfixes
    Oct 26, 2025
  9. Patch 2.0 - Peak Level Editor & Steam Workshop
    Oct 26, 2025
  10. Patch 1.9.7a - Routing Flag Tweaks
    Feb 26, 2025
  11. Patch 1.9.6b - Bivouac on DLC Maps & Time Attack QOL
    Feb 23, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Patch 1.9.5c
    Feb 17, 2025
  13. Patch 1.9.5
    Feb 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. Patch 1.9.4a
    Jan 22, 2025
  15. Patch 1.9.3f - Climbing Stats and Time Attack Trophies
    Jan 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Patch 1.9.2
    Dec 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  17. Patch 1.9.1a
    Dec 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  18. Patch 1.9.0 - New In-Game DLC Achievements, Collectibles, and Pin Rewards
    Dec 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  19. Patch 1.8.5C
    Nov 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  20. Patch 1.8.5 - Volume Rework and Peak Visuals
    Nov 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  21. Patch 1.8.4a - Map, QOL, and Visuals Update
    Nov 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  22. Patch 1.8.3a - Castle, Dam, Tribune, and Ice Axes
    Nov 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  23. Patch 1.8.3 - Balance, QOL, and Map Updates
    Nov 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  24. Patch 1.8.2a
    Nov 16, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  25. Patch 1.8.2 - Balancing
    Nov 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  26. Patch 1.8.1b - DLC Release
    Nov 14, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  27. Patch 1.7.0e
    Aug 28, 2024
  28. Patch 1.7.0b
    Jul 10, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  29. 1.6.6d Patch Notes - Bird Seeds, Framerate Unlocking and more
    Apr 25, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  30. 1.6.5d - Minor Patch Notes
    Apr 17, 2024
  31. 1.6.5b - Patch Notes
    Apr 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  32. Patch 1.6.4a
    Apr 2, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  33. 1.6.3e - Bivouac Recollection and Rope Saves
    Mar 26, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  34. 1.6.2a Patch Notes
    Mar 24, 2024
  35. 1.6.1 Patch Notes
    Mar 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  36. Patch 1.6.0c - Save Slots & Other Updates
    Mar 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  37. Patch 1.5.4a - Final Movement Updates
    Mar 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  38. 1.5.3d Patch Notes - More QOL, tweaks and bugfixes
    Mar 7, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  39. 1.5.2d Patch Notes
    Mar 3, 2024
  40. 1.5.2b - Routing Flag Tweaks
    Feb 27, 2024

…and 40 earlier patch announcements.