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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) | – | 36 | 17 |
| Creator reviews (4 tracked) | – | 20 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 32% | 39 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 48% | 51 | 5 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 15 reviews sampled · 6 total reviews in window · weighted 2.3 up / 2.5 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (57)
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.
- 25
“It’s sad because I’d have actually loved for this game to be enjoyable. The idea of an Umbrella training simulator where agents are battling against each other isn’t the worst idea for a spin-off I’ve heard, in fact, the concept is appealing to me. Unfortunately, the execution is bereft of life and sloppier than the contents of Boris Johnson’s diaper.”
read full review ↗ - 10
“Any potential for excitement is squandered by the fact that the zombies you encounter are typically unthreatening.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“At the end of the day, Umbrella Corps was a game that nobody asked for. It’s bad outweighs the good and because few people are playing, has longer wait times than a two day old competitive online shooter should.”
read full review ↗ - 20
- 30
“Umbrella Corps is a brain-dead mess of good ideas gone wrong. It partially hides its flaws underneath a veneer of pretty graphics and promising gameplay concepts, but it can't hold up under its own weight in execution. Patches may iron out some of our grievances, but conflicting mechanics, dumb level design choices, balancing issues, technical problems, and shallow content plague this shambling title to the core, ensuring a quick burial with single-player missions that are a mere afterthought. This isn't just a bad Resident Evil game, but a disappointing multiplayer shooter; a spin-off that feels like little more than a lazy cash grab.”
read full review ↗ - 30
“How bad does a game have to be to lose “Resident Evil” from the title?”
read full review ↗ - 50
“What we have is fast and fun, but limited. If the core elements here don’t keep players entertained, there isn’t much to bring them back later aside from some free DLC levels coming in the near future. There is the sense that this was a quick and dirty project, created for who knows what reason, but here it is, and it’s only recommended for players extremely curious.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Capcom's oddest Resident Evil spin-off yet is also its scrappiest, with uneven execution obscuring an otherwise entertaining online shooter.”
read full review ↗ - 30
“Umbrella Corps is a sloppy competitive shooter with a score of issues that overshadow its redeeming qualities.”
read full review ↗ - 35
“Just, unenjoyable. A side project that should never have been attempted.”
read full review ↗ - 20
- 20
“There’s not much else to say, Umbrella Corps is a downright awful dagger in the hearts of Resident Evil fans. We can only hope that, with one final nail in the coffin, Capcom will bury this tragic era and leave it dead forever.”
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Patch history
- For Windows🄬 7 operating systems (OS) usersJan 24, 2022
- Version 1.06 Update (Aug. 19th)Aug 20, 2016
- Version 1.06 Update (Aug. 19th)Aug 20, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Upcoming Version 1.05 (Aug. 4th)Aug 1, 2016
- Upcoming Version 1.05 (Aug. 4th)Aug 1, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Upcoming Version 1.04 Update (Jul. 15th)Jul 13, 2016
- Upcoming Version 1.04 Update (Jul. 15th)Jul 13, 2016
- Patch Version 1.03 Now Available (JUL. 7)Jul 6, 2016
- Patch Version 1.03 Now Available (JUL. 7)Jul 6, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Upcoming Patch Version 1.03Jul 6, 2016
- Upcoming Patch Version 1.03Jul 6, 2016
- Patch 1.012 Now AvailableJun 30, 2016
- Patch 1.012 Now AvailableJun 30, 2016
- Patch 1.011 Now AvailableJun 30, 2016
- Patch 1.011 Now AvailableJun 30, 2016
- Update and patch news for Umbrella CorpsJun 28, 2016
- Update and patch news for Umbrella CorpsJun 28, 2016
- Patch 1.01a Now AvailableJun 24, 2016
- Patch 1.01a Now AvailableJun 24, 2016
- Patch 1.01 Now AvailableJun 23, 2016
- Patch 1.01 Now AvailableJun 23, 2016