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DORONKO WANKO

DORONKO WANKO

Bandai Namco Studios Inc., Bandai Namco Online Inc. · released Mar 25, 2024

ActionCasualSimulationFree To PlayPCNintendo Switch

『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

89
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence
94%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
100%
Recent sentiment

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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 reviews98%941000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%977
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.7, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 4,383 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) · 21 reviews sampled · 21 total reviews in window · weighted 6.2 up / 0 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (3)

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.

  • 80
    trust 61Jul 27, 2025

    Taking control of a muddy puppy, Doronko Wanko is all about creating as much mess and chaos as possible. Spraying mud up pristine walls and ruining expensive artwork has never been more fun, it's just a shame it's all over so quickly, and more content other than a handful of different dogs hasn't been added for the game's anticipated Switch release.

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  • 72
    trust 48Aug 4, 2025

    Doronko Wanko lets you live out the fantasy of being a naughty pup determined to wreck a perfectly clean house, and it's as silly and satisfying as it sounds. Just don’t expect the fun to last long. This dog’s disobedient day is over almost as soon as it begins.

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  • 60
    trust 45Aug 17, 2025

    If it didn't have such poor performance issues, I'd easily say that owning DORONKO WANKO is a must due to its downright hilarious gameplay.

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Patch history

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