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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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 56 | 7 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 68% | 66 | 385 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 78% | 72 | 16 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Nov 9, 2025) · 16 reviews sampled · 15 total reviews in window · weighted 9.1 up / 2.6 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (22)
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.
- 55
“Even with the game’s other failings, compelling and tight combat could have been a real saving grace...”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Anima: Gate of Memories is going to appeal to those who enjoy dark action-RPGs, as it has many of the necessities, along with some improvements that make it comparable within the genre. It's tainted because there are many inconsistencies between quality throughout it, which are notable and many times hard to forgive, and which drag the game down.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Anima: Gate of Memories is a solid action/RPG that would have easily slipped under my radar. It is longer than I expected, and continuously spices things up with new enemy types and puzzles throughout. I had a blast with this game, and it surprised me at almost every turn.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Anima: Gate of Memories is a great Action Adventure RPG especially for those that loved that older style that hasn’t been seen much in the recent years. With environments to puzzle through, loads of combat to keep one occupied and grind experience on, there’s no shortage of things to do on The Bearer and Ergo’s exploration of the Tower in order to challenge The Messengers that have come to bring about the end.”
read full review ↗ - 35
“Anima: Gate Of Memories is probably one of the worst experiences I’ve had on PS4 so far. Boring combat mixed with unlikable and frankly sexist characters, give me no real reason to recommend this game to anyone. Avoid.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“The fact of the matter is: Anima: Gate of Memories just isn’t fun. It’s not that the puzzles themselves are bad, nor that the lack of handholding is a huge deterrent in itself. Yet, the game gives very little feedback as to where to go, features mediocre combat and poor visual presentation to boot, whilst featuring some of the most hackneyed narrative and voice acting of recent years.”
read full review ↗ - 20
“Anima: Gate of Memories is a classic example of a developer trying to create something bigger than they're capable of. The game attempts to be a grand RPG with platforming and puzzles, and yet it fails to pull off any of those mechanics off.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Reminding me of cult hit Nier, Anima: Gate of Memories has its issues, but a lot of them can be forgiven thanks to how charming the game is and how interesting the world surrounding it is.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Anima: Gate of Memories is an standard action RPG with hack and slash combat, various fun gameplay elements, deep upgrade system and also many boss battles. if you are a fan of action RPGs. Anima: Gate of Memories is absolutely worth your time and money, but you must expect weaknesses like some technical problems, lot of backtracking, weak hit detection (and feeling the hit) system and some other issues. If you accept its weaknesses, Anima: Gate of Memories can give you an enjoyable entertaining experience.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“I liked my time with the game for my Anima: Gate of Memories review. It’s a fun action-RPG with solid gameplay mechanics and an interesting story that you should definitely try on PlayStation 4. I look forward to seeing what the studio does next. Who knows, we might get a sequel to this one!”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Anima: Gate of Memories is an ambitious, but uneven, anime-inspired third-person action adventure game now available for the Nintendo Switch.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Anima: Gate of Memories is a somewhat memorable, competent action platformer. It’s best strengths are pulled down by some noticeable flaws, but it’s nothing to criminal to bring the whole game toppling down. So as it stands, when you got some money in your digital wallet and have bustled through every AAA role player with general fatigue, you can do a lot worse than Anima to alleviate these feelings.”
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Patch history
- Anima Gate of Memories I&II Remaster is OUT NOWNov 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Anima I&II Remaster Next Fest Update!Oct 10, 2025
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.09Jan 3, 2017
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.09Jan 3, 2017
- LINUX VERSION!Nov 30, 2016
- LINUX VERSION!Nov 30, 2016
- HALLOWEEN UPDATE SKINS!Oct 27, 2016
- HALLOWEEN UPDATE SKINS!Oct 27, 2016
- MAC VERSION!Oct 27, 2016
- MAC VERSION!Oct 27, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.08Aug 22, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.08Aug 22, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.07Aug 8, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.07Aug 8, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.05Jun 24, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.05Jun 24, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.04Jun 15, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate Of Memories 1.04Jun 15, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate of Memories 1.03Jun 6, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate of Memories 1.03Jun 6, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate of Memories 1.02Jun 5, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate of Memories 1.02Jun 5, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate of Memories 1.01May 31, 2016
- Patch Notes Anima Gate of Memories 1.01May 31, 2016