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Over The Top: WWI

Over The Top: WWI

Flying Squirrel Entertainment · released Mar 5, 2026

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationPC

Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 8.8 ↗
77
VGC Score
▲Improvinghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “New Map & New Hardcore Servers” (4d ago)

78%
At launch
83%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
60%
Player sentiment
90%
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 reviews83%761000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)90%8558
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 28, 2026) · 58 reviews sampled · 52 total reviews in window · weighted 34.8 up / 3.7 down · computed 1h 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
    The Wand Report
    trust 88Apr 15, 2026

    “An atmospheric and quirkily handsome shooter experience that revels in chaos and not taking itself too seriously. You’ll be respawning a lot, but you’ll have a great time in the process.”

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  • 75
    SECTOR.skSECTOR.sk
    trust 66Mar 19, 2026

    “ Set in World War I, the multiplayer action delivers a believable combat experience with authentic units, advanced destruction and the ability to dig trenches anywhere. Despite its minor shortcomings, it provides players with engaging gunfights and interesting content.”

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  • 60
    Movies Games and TechMovies Games and Tech
    trust 56Sep 26, 2024

    “As it stands, it earns a 6 out of 10 for its unique setting and ambitious design but falls short due to the control and technical shortcomings that hold it back from being really a good game.”

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Patch history

  1. Hotfix USA.1.7
    Aug 29, 2026
  2. New Map & New Hardcore Servers
    Aug 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Hotfix USA.4
    Aug 22, 2026
  4. Hotfix USA.2 (White Spheres, again)
    Aug 21, 2026
  5. be gone white spheres
    Aug 21, 2026
  6. Hotfix USA.1 (for real this time)
    Aug 21, 2026
  7. United States Patch Feature Overview!
    Aug 4, 2026
  8. Hotfix 28072026
    Jul 28, 2026
  9. Hotfix 28072026
    Jul 27, 2026
  10. Hotfix 27072026 v2
    Jul 27, 2026
  11. Hotfix 27072026
    Jul 27, 2026
  12. Hotfix 25072026 v2
    Jul 25, 2026
  13. Hotfix 25072026
    Jul 25, 2026
  14. Campaign, Singleplayer and Performance Improvements!
    Jul 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. Armored DLC! More gameplay Improvements!
    Jun 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  16. Hotfix 1.3.5
    Jun 13, 2026
  17. Hotfix 1.3.4
    Jun 11, 2026
  18. Hotfix 1.3.3
    Jun 9, 2026
  19. Patch 1.3.1
    Jun 8, 2026
  20. Gunplay Improvements! New Content available!
    Jun 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  21. New Map! Blucher-York Breakthrough
    May 23, 2026
  22. Hotfix 1.02.6.1
    May 8, 2026
  23. Hotfix 1.02.6
    May 8, 2026
  24. Yet Another Hotfix
    May 6, 2026
  25. Hotfix 1.02.4
    May 4, 2026
  26. Hotfix 1.02.3
    Apr 26, 2026
  27. Hotfix 1.02.2
    Apr 26, 2026
  28. Hotfix 1.02.1
    Apr 25, 2026
  29. Lest we forget - Anzac Day Patch is live!
    Apr 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  30. Anzac day Patch!
    Apr 19, 2026
  31. Four Weeks After Launch
    Apr 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  32. Hotfix 1.0121
    Mar 30, 2026
  33. Exploit Fix.
    Mar 25, 2026
  34. Hotfix 1.0120
    Mar 25, 2026
  35. Hotfix 1.0119, I think?
    Mar 24, 2026
  36. Hotfix 1.0118
    Mar 20, 2026
  37. Hotfix 1.0117
    Mar 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  38. OTT V 1.01 and DDOS
    Mar 17, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  39. Hotfix 1.16
    Mar 16, 2026
  40. Hotfix 1.15
    Mar 15, 2026

…and 25 earlier patch announcements.