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Mahjong Soul

Mahjong Soul

Catfood Studio · released Jul 23, 2024

CasualStrategyPCiOS (iPhone/iPad)

Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.

76
VGC Score
Declininghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Winged Slumber Limited-Time Events” (1mo ago)

83%
At launch
84%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
77%
Player sentiment
75%
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 reviews84%771000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)75%70254
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 22, 2026) · 179 reviews sampled · 254 total reviews in window · weighted 111.2 up / 38 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Winged Slumber Limited-Time Events
    Jul 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. March 9th Update
    Mar 10, 2026
  3. Hibiki's Console Limited-Time Events
    Nov 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window