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Hypogea

Hypogea

Charlie Wagner · released Nov 8, 2025

AdventureIndiePC

Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

88
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Small patch & some news!” (1mo ago)

92%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
100%
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 reviews98%93421
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%9759
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 844 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 9, 2026) · 49 reviews sampled · 59 total reviews in window · weighted 19.5 up / 0 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Small patch & some news!
    Jul 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. 1 Month anniversary, Patch roundup and Soundtrack!
    Dec 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window