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Sledders

Sledders

Hanki Games · released Mar 19, 2025

RacingSimulationSportsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X

Deep snow snowmobiling with real physics. Ride licensed sleds from Lynx, Polaris, and Ski-Doo across massive open backcountry maps. Find your own lines, climb steep mountains, ride with friends online, and chase the perfect run in untouched powder.

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “New Horizons - Part 2 is here!” (13d ago)

88%
At launch
94%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
91%
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 ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)91%8525
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 19, 2026) · 25 reviews sampled · 25 total reviews in window · weighted 13.4 up / 1.4 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

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.

  • 64
    trust 61Mar 24, 2025

    I wanted to like Sledders, I really did, and it was fun for a little while! However, not having objectives or goals made this sandbox feel so empty. Simulation being the focus or not, this game feels too bland to strongly recommend at least at launch. Keep an eye on updates if you are interested otherwise, I think we should keep on waiting for a new “snow” game.

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Patch history

  1. New Horizons - Part 2 is here!
    Aug 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. The Spring Colours Update is here!
    May 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. DIAL IN! New seasonal update for Sledders!
    Mar 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. It's Almost Winter-Update out now!
    Oct 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. It's Almost Winter-Update Patch Notes
    Oct 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. V1.1.1 Big patches for PC & Console Live
    Jun 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. Sledders 0.6.0 Update including...
    Dec 5, 2023significant · resets scoring window