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RAM: Random Access Mayhem

RAM: Random Access Mayhem

Xylem Studios · released Sep 14, 2025

ActionIndiePC

The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.

88
VGC Score
·No trend datahigh confidence

anchored at patch: “RAM V1.0.3 PATCH NOTES” (11mo ago)

89%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
99%
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 reviews98%94333
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)99%95176
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.2, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 666 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 (Sep 25, 2025) · 173 reviews sampled · 176 total reviews in window · weighted 124 up / 1.4 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. RAM V1.0.3 PATCH NOTES
    Sep 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  2. RAM V1.0.2
    Sep 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  3. RAM V1.0.1 PATCH NOTES
    Sep 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  4. RAM 1.0 BETA PATCH V0.9.7
    Sep 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. RAM V0.8.2 PATCH NOTES
    Aug 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. RAM Patch V0.7.2
    Feb 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. RAM V0.7.1
    Jan 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. The GOLEM Update
    Jan 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. RAM V0.6.4 Patch Notes
    Dec 3, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  10. RAM V0.6.3 PATCH NOTES
    Nov 25, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  11. RAM V0.6.2 Patch Notes
    Nov 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  12. RAM V0.6.1 Patch Notes
    Nov 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  13. Development Update 2
    Jul 29, 2023significant · resets scoring window