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Scritchy Scratchy

Scritchy Scratchy

Lunch Money Games · released Mar 17, 2026

CasualIndieSimulationPC

Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Demo Update – v0.7 is live!” (7mo ago)

88%
At launch
94%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
67%
Player sentiment
94%
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 reviews94%891000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%893000
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 88.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 15,334 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 (Jan 30, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 15006 total reviews in window · weighted 236.9 up / 12.2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Patch 1.1
    May 1, 2026
  2. Demo Update – v0.7 is live!
    Jan 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window