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Ithya: Magic Studies

Ithya: Magic Studies

BlueTurtle · released May 6, 2025

CasualPC

Ithya: Magic Study is a cozy background app combined with productivity tools. Customize your room and relax with lofi or fantasy playlists in beautiful, hand-drawn environments. Perfect for a focused or creative session in a magical world.

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Winter Update” (8mo ago)

92%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
98%
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%941000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)98%94640
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 93.0, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 2,171 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 (Dec 19, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 640 total reviews in window · weighted 248.9 up / 5.2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Bug Fix
    Jan 22, 2026
  2. Winter Update
    Dec 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  3. Level cap
    Nov 1, 2025
  4. Quick Fix
    Sep 11, 2025
  5. Quick Fix
    Aug 31, 2025
  6. Quick Fix
    Jun 3, 2025
  7. Quick Fix
    May 31, 2025
  8. Bug Fix
    May 15, 2025
  9. Improvement Update
    May 14, 2025
  10. Bug Fix
    May 10, 2025
  11. Bug Fix
    May 9, 2025
  12. Bug Fix
    May 8, 2025
  13. Bug Fix
    May 8, 2025