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LiEat

LiEat

△○□× (Miwashiba) · released Feb 24, 2016

IndieRPGPCNintendo Switch

Welcome to a world in which dragons are born from the desires of mankind. Each dragon is bestowed with unique powers in accordance with the specific desires of their human familiar. One mysterious stranger travels the land, accompanied by a young dragon graced with the power of eating lies.

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88
VGC Score
▲Improvingmedium confidence
92%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
100%
Recent sentiment

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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%901000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%975
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 4,679 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 15 reviews sampled · 10 total reviews in window · weighted 7.7 up / 0 down · computed 2h 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.

  • 80
    The Mako Reactor
    trust 70May 31, 2021

    “LiEat from Miwashiba is a short but beautiful collection of three chapters telling an interesting story on Nintendo Switch with only a few annoyances holding it back.”

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  • 75
    Noisy PixelNoisy Pixel
    trust 57Jun 4, 2021

    “The LiEat trilogy presents a lite visual novel esque adventure with a charming duo of protagonists and through a whimsical narrative. While the questionable implementation of combat is puzzling, and the collectively 3-hour play-time for the entire trilogy can be understandable turn-offs, I find the characterizations and soundtrack more than enough to give these games a try.”

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  • 80
    Video ChumsVideo Chums
    trust 45Jun 5, 2021

    “It may look like a simple game yet LiEat offers an impressively immersive world that makes its memorable cast of characters stand out.”

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Patch history

  1. Untitled
    Oct 19, 2018
  2. Simplified Chinese Version Coming Soon
    Sep 13, 2018
  3. LiEat Joins the Holiday Sales!
    Dec 22, 2017
  4. The Crooked Man Coming Soon to Steam!
    Dec 12, 2017
  5. LiEat in the Autumn Sales!
    Nov 22, 2017
  6. 1bitHeart Out Now!
    Aug 28, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  7. 1bitHeart comes on August 28th!
    Aug 22, 2017
  8. 1bitHeart at PAX West 2017
    Aug 17, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  9. 1bitHeart coming August 2017
    Aug 4, 2017
  10. Steam Summer Sales!
    Jun 29, 2017
  11. LiEat Update - 3.4.2017
    Apr 3, 2017
  12. LiEat Update - 3.4.2017
    Apr 3, 2017
  13. LiEat part of the Anime Weekend Sale!
    Mar 31, 2017
  14. LiEat on Sale!
    Mar 22, 2017
  15. LiEat - Alternative Launcher Update
    Feb 17, 2017
  16. LiEat - Alternative Launcher Update
    Feb 17, 2017
  17. LiEat Update - 15.2.2017
    Feb 15, 2017
  18. LiEat Update - 15.2.2017
    Feb 15, 2017
  19. LiEat Language Update and Sales!
    Aug 25, 2016
  20. LiEat Language Update and Sales!
    Aug 25, 2016
  21. LiEat Update - Soundtrack
    Mar 9, 2016
  22. LiEat Update - Soundtrack
    Mar 9, 2016
  23. LiEat Bug Fix - 2 March 2016
    Mar 2, 2016
  24. LiEat Bug Fix - 2 March 2016
    Mar 2, 2016