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The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

Netmarble F&C · released Mar 15, 2026

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationFree To PlayPCPlayStation 5iOS (iPhone/iPad)

<The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin> is an open-world anime RPG set in the universe of [The Seven Deadly Sins]. Step into the role of Prince Tristan of Liones and explore an open-world Britannia, as you embark on a journey to restore order to a world thrown into chaos by the collision of time and space.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 6.7 ↗
62
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “August 27 (Thu) Server Patch [Completed]” (5d ago)

59%
At launch
60%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
52%
Player sentiment
74%
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 reviews60%601000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)74%70121
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 27, 2026) · 70 reviews sampled · 121 total reviews in window · weighted 43.3 up / 15.2 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (3)

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.

  • 60
    GamelinerGameliner
    trust 62Mar 29, 2026

    “The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin has all the ingredients for a strong anime game, with an engaging story, familiar characters, and an inviting world to explore, especially for fans of the franchise. However, its potential is currently held back by technical issues, clunky mobile-style controls, an unclear UI, and frequent glitches. The gacha system may also not appeal to everyone. As it stands, it’s a promising but rough experience that could grow into something great with updates, making it mainly worth it for dedicated fans for now.”

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  • 50
    IGNIGN
    trust 61Apr 8, 2026

    “The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is a striking gacha adventure that, despite its compelling anime backbone, struggles to sustain interest across a tedious runtime. While a smattering of bugs gets in the way of gameplay, it’s the by-the-book gacha system and monotonous missions that do the most damage here. Charming dialogue and flashy combat help to mitigate the frustration to some degree, but even if you are overtly keen on the Seven Deadly Sins IP, this attempt to consolidate its best ideas has resulted in a gacha experience that could be easily mistaken for another peer in the genre. ”

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  • 70
    Everyeye.itEveryeye.it
    trust 53Mar 29, 2026

    “Origin could have been just another licensed gacha game, a monetization machine disguised as a video game. Fortunately, it is not; it possesses a distinct voice and original ideas, and, above all, demonstrates a genuine desire to be remembered for something that transcends the sheer weight of the license from which it was born. Much will depend on the extent to which Netmarble remains fully committed to pursuing this direction. For now, Britannia is a place worth returning to, despite all the limitations noted thus far.”

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Patch history

  1. August 31 (Mon) Recommended Update
    Aug 31, 2026
  2. August 27 (Thu) Server Patch [Completed]
    Aug 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. 'The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin' Half Anniversary Festival Is Here
    Aug 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Version 2.0 Known Issues (Updated on August 31 08:02 UTC)
    Aug 26, 2026
  5. 「The Traitor's Street」 Version 2.0 Update Details (Updated on August 27 05:16)
    Aug 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. 「The Traitor's Street」 Version 2.0 Maintenance Schedule [Completed]
    Aug 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. August 12 (Wed) Temporary Maintenance[Completed] (Updated on August 14 09:37UTC)
    Aug 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. August 7 (Fri) Server Patch [Completed]
    Aug 7, 2026
  9. August 5 (Wed) Server Patch [Completed]
    Aug 5, 2026
  10. Version 1.8 Known Issues (Updated on August 14 10:00 UTC)
    Aug 5, 2026
  11. Version 1.8 Update Details (Updated on August 12 07:14 UTC)
    Aug 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  12. Version 1.8 Maintenance Schedule [Completed]
    Aug 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. July 28 (Tue) Server Patch [Completed] (Updated on July 29 09:33 UTC)
    Jul 28, 2026
  14. July 22 (Wed) Temporary Maintenance [Completed]
    Jul 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. July 16 (Thu) Data Patch [Completed]
    Jul 16, 2026
  16. Version 1.7 Known Issues (Updated on August 5 08:01 UTC)
    Jul 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  17. 「An Unknown Threat」 Version 1.7 Update Details (Updated on July 22 08:01 UTC)
    Jul 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. Version 1.7 Special Livestream
    Jul 14, 2026
  19. 「An Unknown Threat」 Version 1.7 Maintenance Schedule [Completed]
    Jul 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. July 2 (Thu) Temporary Maintenance [Completed]
    Jul 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  21. Developer Notes #15
    Jun 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. Version 1.6 Known Issues (Updated on July 15 08:00 UTC)
    Jun 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  23. Version 1.6 Update Details (Updated on July 2 05:28 (UTC))
    Jun 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  24. Version 1.6 Maintenance Schedule [Completed]
    Jun 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  25. June 19 (Fri) Server Patch [Completed]
    Jun 19, 2026
  26. Developer Notes #14 - AMA Season 2 Key Responses ~Updated on June 23 13:03 (UTC)
    Jun 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  27. June 16 (Tue) Server Patch [Completed]
    Jun 16, 2026
  28. June 9 (Tue) Server Patch and Hero ‘Clotho’ Issue Notice [Completed]
    Jun 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  29. June 5 (Fri) Server Patch & Recommended Update [Completed]
    Jun 5, 2026
  30. Version 1.5 Known Issues (Updated on June 25 09:10 (UTC))
    Jun 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  31. 「Beyond the Sandstorm」 Version 1.5 Update Details(Updated on June 24 05:12 (UTC)
    Jun 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  32. 「Beyond the Sandstorm」 Version 1.5 Maintenance Schedule [Completed]
    Jun 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  33. Version 1.5 Special Livestream
    Jun 1, 2026
  34. May 29 (Fri) Temporary Maintenance [Completed]
    May 29, 2026
  35. May 26 (Tue) Server Patch&Recommended Update [Completed]
    May 26, 2026
  36. May 22 (Fri) Server Patch [Completed]
    May 22, 2026
  37. Version 1.4 Known Issues (Updated on June 4 11:20 (UTC))
    May 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  38. Version 1.4 (Version 1.3 Part 2) Update Details (Updated on May 21 05:56 (UTC))
    May 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  39. Version 1.4 (Version 1.3 Part 2) Maintenance Schedule [Completed]
    May 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  40. Version 1.3 Known Issues (Updated on May 21 08:00 (UTC))
    May 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window

…and 19 earlier patch announcements.