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South Scrimshaw, Part One

South Scrimshaw, Part One

Nathan O. Marsh · released Jun 8, 2023

CasualIndiePC

South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

88
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence
94%
At launch
99%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
94%
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 reviews99%95806
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%882
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 93.8, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,613 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 7 reviews sampled · 7 total reviews in window · weighted 1.6 up / 0.1 down · computed 7h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

No patch announcements found on Steam yet.