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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 298 sampled Steam reviews (265 positive / 33 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
Positive reviews don't converge on specific aspects.
What negative reviews complain about
- Bugs & crashes15% mention it
- Controls & UI15% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
82%
84 reviews
5-15h
92%
112 reviews
15-40h
89%
76 reviews
40-100h
96%
23 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) | – | 78 | 119 |
| Creator reviews (2 tracked) | – | 88 | 2 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 82% | 76 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 70 | 77 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 76% | 71 | 2176 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 18, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 2176 total reviews in window · weighted 205.1 up / 26.4 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (132)
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
“A good extreme sports game with some questionable design choices which can spoil the experience.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Riders Republic is a buffet of breathtaking sights and catchy sounds, but it’s bogged down by checklists and grinds.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Riders Republic brings a unique experience that offers a large portion of all kinds of adrenaline activities. If you're looking for an open-ended title where you can go crazy and let loose, or if you've played the previous STEEP, Riders Republic is exactly the game you're looking for, and it definitely pushes the boundaries of its predecessor by a considerable length. We'll see what interest players show over time, but already Ubisoft's new sports title is well on its way to success.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Riders Republic is an incredibly fun sports game that should appeal to both the casual and hardcore crowd.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Riders Republic is a masterclass in world design and it is a truly surprising and fun experience for any extreme sports lover. It has some common drops in quality of experience, recurrent for most Ubisoft open-world games, but it still poses as a truly entertaining and original experience that will give pleasure to fans for some time, especially in a great and fun multiplayer and innovative track design and challenges.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Riders Republic contains a beautiful, expansive playground of the likes we’ve not seen before in an extreme sports title. Its ability to combine real-world locations, equipment, and tricks, with an over-the-top, “just go crazy and have fun” demeanor is truly a joy.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Riders Republic is a game that will entertain fans of the genre who are looking for challenges, and will approach those who are a little more hesitant, without pretending to become a gem of the genre. The game is also technically valid, considering the Cross-Gen nature and all the problems that an Open World like this can unfortunately suffer from.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The spiritual successor to Steep has a few kinks to work out, but by and large Riders Republic is a helluva fun trip.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Riders Republic has managed to tweak the majority of small gripes that were in place in an already fun beta release and in its final version, given gamers easily the best extreme sports simulator on the market - ironically done by embracing the craziness of the sports themselves and making events increasingly zanier as progression is made. For purists, they will find the type of experience that will link them in memory, back to the seasons of being out there on the trails and slopes (or in the air if anyone has actually tried that mental gliding thing). For the stay-at-home gamer, this really is as close as it feels to being out there with the added enjoyment of the extreme element pushed to its… well, extreme, all without a scraped knee or full reconstructive surgery in sight.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Ubisoft have done a great job here and the game is ridiculously enjoyable to play. If you’re a fan of extreme sports and games that give you a lot of freedom to explore a sandbox, Riders Republic will appeal to you.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Riders Republic is a fantastic open world sports game that delivers big on massively multiplayer arcade mayhem whilst also giving solo players a ton of content to dig into. There's an enormous, breathtakingly beautiful world to explore here that delivers carefully curated tracks and events for each every one of its sports disciplines, whilst also giving you free reign to head on out and cut your own path through its seven national parks' worth of wonderful wilderness. Yes there's some painful dialogue here and there, as well some issues with bugs and crashes during this launch period, but none of that is enough to put us off getting stuck in and just enjoying the smorgasbord of arcade sports action that Ubisoft Annecy has served up.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Riders Republic is a solid game all around; even in terms of its technical aspects, I hardly experienced hiccups that would hamper the experience. It can make you a believer in games like it - Ubisoft has a clear winner on their hands that, if nurtured properly, could spawn a community that will gladly take in any new content coming their way in the future.”
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Patch history
- Stuck on Loading Screen Issue UpdateJul 9, 2026
- Riders Republic Summer Season 19Jun 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Season 17 is coming!Dec 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Season 16 Community UpdateNov 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Season 15 Community UpdateSep 18, 2025
- Season 14 Community UpdateMay 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Season 14 is here!Mar 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Riders Republic Winter Season 13: New Races, Festive Events, and More AwaitDec 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Enhancing the Event Creator or Riders Republic with a Park Update!Nov 25, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Season 11 Summer Season!Jun 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Season 9 Patch NoteDec 15, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Steam Deck updateNov 13, 2023
- The Deck Skateboarding FestivalSep 26, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Season 8 Patch NoteSep 25, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Community UpdateJul 20, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Season 7 Patch NotesJun 26, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Steam Deck compatibility updateJun 9, 2023