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Yasuke Simulator

Yasuke Simulator

HistoryAccurateDevelopers · released Mar 19, 2025

ActionCasualSimulationPC

Step into 1579 as Yasuke, the African samurai, and join Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unite Japan! Master precise katana combat, uncover secret gear, and unleash your ancestral power in this historically inspired action-packed journey through feudal Japan.

88
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence

anchored at patch: “First post DLC Patch!” (20d ago)

93%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
91%
Player sentiment
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 reviews97%931000
Metacritic user ratings9117
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%974
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.6, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 2,080 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 (Aug 12, 2026) · 1 reviews sampled · 4 total reviews in window · weighted 0.1 up / 0 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. First post DLC Patch!
    Aug 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Enjoy the first Patch
    Mar 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window