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Pronoun Palace

Pronoun Palace

Cadence Petersen, Hazel Fackler · released Jun 3, 2026

CasualIndiePC

Pronoun Palace is a word-spelling roguelike set in a dystopian future where the government has taken your pronouns. Use spells to manipulate letter tiles, catch fish, and abuse amphetamines to defeat the Party and get your pronouns back!

88
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch Notes - 1.2.9” (6d ago)

94%
At launch
99%
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 reviews99%95637
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%9724
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 93.8, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,275 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 25, 2026) · 13 reviews sampled · 24 total reviews in window · weighted 10.3 up / 0 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Patch Notes - 1.2.9
    Aug 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Patch Notes - 1.2.7
    Aug 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Patch Notes - 1.2.6
    Aug 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Patch Notes - 1.2.5
    Aug 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Patch Notes - 1.2.4
    Jul 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Patch Notes - 1.2.3
    Jul 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Patch Notes - 1.2.0
    Jul 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Patch Notes - 1.1.3
    Jun 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Patch Notes - 1.1.2
    Jun 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. Patch Notes - 1.1.1
    Jun 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  11. Release Retrospective & Update Plans
    Jun 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  12. Patch Notes - 1.0.20
    Jun 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. Patch Notes - 1.0.19
    Jun 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  14. Patch Notes - 1.0.15
    Jun 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. Patch Notes - 1.0.11
    Jun 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  16. Patch Notes - 1.0.10
    Jun 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  17. Patch Notes - 1.0.8
    Jun 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. Day One Patch Notes
    Jun 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window