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Sephiria

Sephiria

TEAM HORAY · released Jul 30, 2026

ActionAdventureIndieRPGPC

Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.

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88
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “1.0.26 Update” (19d ago)

88%
At launch
94%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
77%
Player sentiment
95%
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%891000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)95%902137
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.0, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 11,446 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 (Aug 13, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 2137 total reviews in window · weighted 257.5 up / 16.9 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (2)

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
    TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis
    trust 65Aug 17, 2026

    “Sephiria is great, I can't stop thinking about my next run if that's any indication to you. Whilst the bosses could be better, they're not a dealbreaker as the rest of the combat is excellent. Whilst there are a lot of roguelites around these days, this is definitely one of the better ones.”

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  • 83
    This Is Game
    trust 45Aug 3, 2026

    “Sephiria is an exceptional action roguelike that stays true to genre fundamentals while delivering explosive fun through rapid progression and endless build synergies. Proving Team Horay’s matured development capabilities since Dungreed, it comes highly recommended for players who love experimenting and crafting their own optimal builds.”

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Patch history

  1. 1.0.30 Update
    Aug 20, 2026
  2. 1.0.28 hotfix
    Aug 14, 2026
  3. 1.0.26 Update
    Aug 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. 1.0.24 Update
    Aug 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. 1.0.23 Update
    Aug 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. 1.0.22 Update
    Aug 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. 1.0.21 Hotfix
    Jul 31, 2026
  8. 1.0 Update
    Jul 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. 0.12.4 Update
    Jul 16, 2026
  10. 0.12.3 Update
    Jul 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  11. 0.12.0 Update
    May 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  12. 0.901.0 Beta Update
    Apr 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. 0.11.7 Update
    Apr 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  14. 0.11.5 Update: Training Grounds
    Apr 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. 0.11.4 Update
    Mar 30, 2026
  16. 0.11.3 Update
    Mar 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  17. 0.11.0 Update: Chapter 5
    Mar 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. 0.10.17 업데이트
    Feb 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  19. 0.10.15 Update
    Feb 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. 0.10.13 Update
    Jan 30, 2026
  21. 0.10.12 Update
    Jan 27, 2026
  22. 0.10.10 Update
    Jan 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  23. 0.10.8 Update
    Jan 13, 2026
  24. 0.10.7 Update
    Jan 9, 2026
  25. 0.10.6 Update
    Jan 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  26. 0.10.5 Update
    Dec 31, 2025
  27. 0.10.4 Update
    Dec 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. 0.10.0 Update : 'Chapter 4'
    Dec 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. Update 0.9.8: Improved Companion Combos
    Nov 28, 2025
  30. 0.9.6 Update
    Nov 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  31. 0.9.5 Update
    Oct 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  32. 0.9.3 Update
    Oct 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  33. 0.900.6 Beta Update
    Oct 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  34. Public Beta Update Note (0.900.4)
    Oct 2, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  35. 0.8.13 Update
    Sep 17, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  36. 0.8.12 Update
    Sep 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  37. 0.8.9 Update
    Sep 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  38. 0.8.8 Update
    Aug 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  39. 0.8.7 Update
    Aug 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  40. 0.8.3 Update: Chapter 3
    Aug 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window

…and 51 earlier patch announcements.