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Waterpark Simulator

Waterpark Simulator

CayPlay · released Jul 30, 2026

CasualIndieSimulationPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X

Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
89
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Your own logo and labels” (4d ago)

90%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
72%
Player sentiment
95%
Recent sentiment

PC 89 · PlayStation 75 · Xbox 64

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 reviews96%921000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)95%90184
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 13,624 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 28, 2026) · 174 reviews sampled · 184 total reviews in window · weighted 134.2 up / 6.5 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

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.

  • 90
    Xbox TavernXbox Tavern
    trust 61Aug 26, 2026

    “Sometimes the hype is real and with the 1.0 release of Waterpark Simulator I am happy to say the hype is not only real but also holds up great. As someone who has been following the game since early access, I can confidently say the full release was worth the wait. So many features have been added, and the game still holds on to that magic that has persisted since the early days. With very few criticisms, this is most likely the first simulator I would recommend to someone looking to try or jump into the genre.”

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Patch history

  1. Your own logo and labels
    Aug 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Trading cards, new super staff and invisible guest?
    Aug 21, 2026
  3. UPDATE 1.0.63 - Patch Notes
    Aug 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Rebind keys and free cam mode
    Aug 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. UPDATE 1.0.50 - Patch Notes
    Aug 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. UPDATE 1.0.48 - Patch Notes
    Aug 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. UPDATE 1.0.43 - Patch Notes and thanks
    Aug 6, 2026
  8. UPDATE 1.0.30 - Patch Notes
    Aug 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Waterpark Simulator 1.0 is out now!
    Jul 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. The 1.0 release date is revealed + gifts
    Jun 24, 2026
  11. Zipping and relaxing (coming in 1.0)
    Jun 13, 2026
  12. Mascots and Mafia (coming in 1.0)
    Jun 6, 2026
  13. Character customisation (coming in 1.0)
    Jun 3, 2026
  14. UPDATE 0.4.22 - Patch Notes
    May 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. UPDATE 0.4.21 - Patch Notes
    May 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  16. 0.4 is here - New modes and lots of bounces
    May 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  17. UPDATE 0.3.105 - Patch Notes
    May 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. The Road to 1.0: A First Look at What’s Coming!
    Mar 16, 2026
  19. UPDATE 0.3.79 - Patch Notes
    Mar 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. UPDATE 0.3.71 - Patch Notes
    Feb 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  21. A new roadmap with an earlier release and controller support are here
    Feb 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. UPDATE 0.3.53 - Patch Notes
    Jan 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  23. UPDATE 0.3.51 - Patch Notes
    Jan 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  24. UPDATE 0.3.44 - Patch Notes
    Jan 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  25. 1 million downloads as we slide into 2026
    Jan 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  26. UPDATE 0.3.20 - Patch Notes
    Dec 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  27. UPDATE 0.3.18 - Patch Notes
    Dec 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. UPDATE 0.3.5 - Patch Notes
    Dec 2, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. UPDATE 0.3.3 - Patch Notes
    Nov 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  30. The Wellness Update is here - Prepare your Chakras and the fire extinguisher
    Nov 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  31. Wellness 0.3 Nears, a Daz-ling Visitor, and Saves Reinforced!
    Nov 20, 2025
  32. Haunted Waterpark Closed! GeForce NOW Open & Wellness Update on the Horizon!
    Nov 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  33. UPDATE 0.2.94 - Patch Notes
    Oct 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  34. UPDATE 0.2.92 - Patch Notes
    Oct 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  35. HOT FIX - UPDATE 0.2.87
    Oct 24, 2025
  36. Halloween in the waterpark - Update 0.2.86
    Oct 23, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  37. UPDATE 0.2.74 - Patch Notes
    Oct 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  38. UPDATE 0.2.71- Patch Notes
    Oct 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  39. UPDATE 0.2.70 - Patch Notes
    Oct 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  40. UPDATE 0.2.55 - Patch Notes
    Oct 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window

…and 17 earlier patch announcements.