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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) | – | 79 | 7 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 84% | 77 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 61% | 61 | 3 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 8 reviews sampled · 3 total reviews in window · weighted 2 up / 1.3 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (26)
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.
- 90
“Faeria is a thoroughly enjoyable strategic card battler that’s consistently fun to play. This multifaceted game feels like one you can play for the next few years and not get weary of it. ”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Faeria is an interesting and beautiful game that brings new ideas and solutions to a conservative genre. Several controversial issues can play a cruel joke in longer term. However, with a proper attention from developers this game will easily occupy its niche, securing itself a brilliant future and thousands of hours of fascinating battles for fans of card projects.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Along with the expected multiplayer modes (ranked and casual battles), Faeria delivers a compulsive, interesting and frankly enormously fun card battle experience. While not the easiest game to explain, it's an impressive teaching tool for itself, but never feels overwrought or tiresome in said education. Of the card games we've enjoyed on Switch, Faeria is easily the highlight of the bunch so far, and it deserves to do well. It's a full-featured package and stands out as an excellent card/board/strategy experience. If you want to play a fantasy card game on Switch, buy this one first.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Truth be told only recently have I been able to play deck-building games of any kind that I’ve found interesting...”
read full review ↗ - 60
“The tactical spin to the CCG model in Faeria ends up working fairly well, if being somewhat simplistic. It achieves some degree of excitement in seeking new cards and new decks without ever fully hitting its complete stride, but the general premise is fun enough to try out even for hardcore fans of the genre. With a respectable single-player mode, and the entire ladder setup, players of both types will have a lot of content to play through. With a fun and a novel twist, this is a decent choice for those looking for something in this genre, but its appeal won't extend much past this.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“From its singular mixture of card game and board game mechanics, to its wide variety of game modes and content (including online co-op, a real treat for a game in this genre), to its consumer-friendly progression system that eschews microtransactions, Faeria is attempting to stake out a special place in the pantheon of digital card games, and despite a handful of technical flaws it absolutely succeeds.”
read full review ↗ - 83
“Faeria offers excellent value to people who enjoy collectible card games but dislike the feeling that the devs have their hands in your pocket almost from the beginning. It will be interesting to see how the community fleshes out, but I found the combination of tactics and deck management to be a rewarding experience.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“While I enjoyed playing Faeria, and will continue to enjoy playing it, the laggy gameplay and required internet connection creates enough friction for me to know that I won’t be playing for hours on end. It’s a fairly decent game, but with its flaws on Nintendo Switch I don’t think it’s going to be a classic CCG anytime soon. ”
read full review ↗ - 90
“EXCELLENT - Faeria is a AAA quality merging of the collectible card game space with strategy board games. It features some of the most stunning art I’ve seen in the genre. Accessible and easily learned, but difficult to master gameplay felt nearly perfected, and there’s enough game modes and replayable matches to keep a person playing for ages. The only thing really keeping this from a perfect score in my book was that the game requires constant, good internet to play smoothly, even in solo modes. I wished so much I could have had a seamless experience offline. Still, for fans of Magic Arena, Hearthstone, or other fantasy deck builders, Faeria is a must-have, and definitely won’t break the bank at a $19.99 base price point, with a handful of great DLC for a bit more cash.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Faeria is packed with content without coming across bloated. It’s complex without ever feeling confusing or intimidating. Most importantly though it’s a fun and exciting time combining card and board game mechanics wonderfully.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Despite its imperfect presentation, Faeria is an interesting and appealing digital card game.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Other than a few slight problems I would recommend this to any card game fans out there, it stays true to everything we love about card games while adding its own unique twist. Abrakam has done a great job accomplishing their goal for Faeria; by focussing development on its extensive single player mode, it gives me hope for developers to implement something similar in their own card games for the future increasing replayability and attracting more of a casual scene to an often competitive genre.”
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Patch history
- Balance Patch, July 6th 2021Jul 6, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Patch notes: July 22nd, 2020Jul 22, 2020
- Patch Notes, April 3rd 2020Apr 3, 2020
- Patch notes: March 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
- Hotfixes, February 18th 2020Feb 18, 2020
- HOTFIXES - February 17thFeb 17, 2020
- Patch notes: The Epic PatchFeb 14, 2020
- Faeria Friday: Server issues updateJan 24, 2020
- Patch notes: The Mulligan PatchNov 28, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Patch notes & Khalim Seasonal Cup weekendOct 19, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfixes, Week of September 23Sep 27, 2019
- Patch notes: Week of Sep 16th, 2019Sep 20, 2019
- Hotfixes - September 13thSep 13, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Account username changesSep 12, 2019
- Patch Notes: July 9th, 2019Jul 9, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Cosmetic Bundles: Now available - 10% off!May 15, 2019
- Patch notes: May 9th, 2019May 8, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Chronicles of Gagana is now available!Apr 17, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes: March 6th, 2019 - Haunted HuskMar 6, 2019
- Faeria Friday: A World Circuit UpdateFeb 22, 2019
- Patch Notes; February 5th, 2019Feb 5, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes: December 10th, 2018Dec 10, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfixes - November 26th, 2018Nov 26, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes: The Dragon's LairNov 21, 2018significant · resets scoring window