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N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

Metanet Software Inc. · released Aug 24, 2016

Action

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

87
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence
93%
At launch
94%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
87%
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 reviews94%881000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)87%806
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 16 reviews sampled · 14 total reviews in window · weighted 9.5 up / 1.4 down · computed 8h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. TEN++ Update
    Oct 16, 2025
  2. Fixins for some bugs
    Dec 6, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  3. Secret levels fix
    May 11, 2017
  4. Secret levels fix
    May 11, 2017
  5. N++ Ultimate Edition
    Apr 21, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  6. N++ Christmas Update!
    Dec 27, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  7. Halloween Update
    Oct 27, 2016
  8. Halloween Update
    Oct 27, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  9. N++ Update 5
    Sep 25, 2016
  10. N++ Update 5
    Sep 25, 2016
  11. N++ Update 4
    Sep 17, 2016
  12. N++ Update 4
    Sep 17, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  13. N++ Update 2
    Sep 2, 2016
  14. N++ Update 2
    Sep 2, 2016
  15. N++ Update 1
    Aug 30, 2016
  16. N++ Update 1
    Aug 30, 2016