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Demonic Mahjong

Demonic Mahjong

Boxed Lighting Games · released Jul 14, 2025

CasualStrategyPC

Demonic Mahjong is a Roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by the timeless mechanics of Mahjong. Masterfully use the tiles in your hand to craft powerful combinations, reach staggering high scores, and develop strategies that are uniquely your own!

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88
VGC Score
■Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Demonic Mahjong 26.8.31 Update Notes” (1d ago)

90%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
64%
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 reviews96%911000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)64%6311
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 5,582 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 31, 2026) · 0 reviews sampled · 11 total reviews in window · weighted 0 up / 0 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Demonic Mahjong 26.8.31 Update Notes
    Aug 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. August 7 Update
    Aug 7, 2026
  3. Fix for Ditin Match Freezes and Solution to Missing Saves for Returning Players
    Jul 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. March 23 Update: Bug fixes
    Mar 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Update on March 7: fixed a series of bugs on recent version
    Mar 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Updated on Feb 13 for Bug fixes
    Feb 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Fixed issues where the game was displayed as a "Beta" version on SteamDeck
    Feb 10, 2026
  8. September 30 update: fixed bugs including Meng Po's milk tea.
    Sep 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. Update on Sep 29: English Theme Song and English voice-over Arrive!
    Sep 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. September 16 Update: New Relics and Battle Music Added and Bugs Fixed
    Sep 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Demonic Mahjong New Version Update! Ksitigarbha Debuts! Game Discount Launches!
    Sep 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. New Chanracter Ksitigarbha and Japanese Voicing Now Live!
    Sep 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. King Ksitigarbha is coming soon! The discount is about to begin on Sep 15th!
    Sep 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. August 22th Update: New Ready-to-Win Feature, Bug Fixes & Stats Live
    Aug 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Aug 17 Update: Fixed issues with the Energizing Orb, charge buff and other bugs
    Aug 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Update on Aug 14: bug fixes
    Aug 14, 2025
  17. August 13 Update: New patterns/relics/figurines and bugs fix
    Aug 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  18. Aug 2 Update: New 48-point Animation and Free Talent Reset Launched
    Aug 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  19. July 25th Update: Optimize Essence Distribution and Adjust Difficulty
    Jul 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  20. The July 18 update：fixed bugs where voice volume couldn’t be adjusted
    Jul 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  21. July 16th Minor Update (Bugs Fixing)
    Jul 16, 2025
  22. Demonic Mahjong launches on July 16! Let's play!
    Jul 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  23. Optimized the display of some languages in the game's multilingual version.
    Jun 20, 2025
  24. June 17th Update: Final Sprint to Official Release!
    Jun 17, 2025
  25. June 14 Update! New Characters, Figurines, and Patterns!​​
    Jun 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. The new fest major update is here!
    Jun 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  27. May 28th Update: Added Difficulty 0, plus new zombies and mysterious relics!
    May 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. Update on May 20: New character unlocked, new character leveling system added
    May 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. May 10 Update: Bug Fixes
    May 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  30. Updates on April 29: New characters, talents and bug fixes.
    Apr 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  31. Updates on April 27th
    Apr 27, 2025
  32. New Updates on fixing bugs and adding new winning-hand patterns!
    Apr 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  33. New updates on fixing bugs and optimizing game experiences.
    Apr 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  34. Major updates including content adjustments, new character additions, bug fixes
    Apr 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  35. Fixing resolution settings/tutorial bugs and optimizing GPU performace
    Apr 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  36. Bug fix for demo
    Apr 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  37. Demo version coming on April 11th.
    Apr 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window