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Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey

Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey

Lillymo Games · released Dec 11, 2024

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If Twin Breaker was a brick breaker about space, Tri Breaker is a brick breaker on steroids, and this go-around, it’s all about time. Explore 40 stages spread across periods of galactic history, and obliterate the brick-breaking formula.

75
VGC Score
·No trend datalow confidence
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At launch
100%
Steam all-time
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Press
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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 reviews100%977
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)0
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 0 reviews sampled · 0 total reviews in window · weighted 0 up / 0 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (8)

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 71Dec 10, 2024

    For just US$10, you'll have a ball of a time with this lovely spin on Arkanoid/Breakout. It's been ages since we've played a retro title that changes some fundamental rules of the 80s/90s classic ball-pinging and wall-busting title for the better.

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  • 75
    trust 68Jan 22, 2025

    Tri Breaker isn’t a bad game at all, in fact I found myself having some fun with it; despite me not being a fan of the vibe. There are some nice things along the way like various power-ups, and even boss fights which take away from the mundanity of block-breaking. Levels are all pretty varied which is nice, but that story is… well I mean its there.

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  • 85
    trust 66Dec 10, 2024

    Whether you're a seasoned brick-breaker veteran or a newcomer to the genre, Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey is sure to provide you with a unique and engaging experience. The new mechanic of controlling Dustin's ship is a nice twist that increases the game's strategic depth, and the dozens of levels inspired by classic arcade hits fills the experience with welcomed nostalgia.

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  • 80
    trust 62Dec 13, 2024

    A brick breaking journey through time...

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  • 80
    trust 57Dec 18, 2024

    Tri Breaker manages to iterate on brick breaker as well as throw in some other game play styles, fans of old school arcade will enjoy the title in that respect.

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  • 83
    trust 52Dec 11, 2024

    Tri Breaker offers a level of challenge for players of all levels of experience, plenty of laughs, and a fun, unique take on a classic genre that you’ll be hard-pressed to skip on once you’ve gotten started.

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  • 80
    trust 52Dec 19, 2024

    If you fancy a retro style brick breaker, Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey should be seen as one worthy of a shot.

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  • 75
    trust 50Dec 20, 2024

    Lovers of classic gems have a small gift full of surprises in front of them. Although at first it may seem a title that drinks from Breakout, we will soon discover that everything goes beyond, collecting the essence of other timeless jewels and give shape to a very rounded title.

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