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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 (Metacritic) | – | 87 | 10 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 96% | 91 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 87 | 65 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 98% | 94 | 10 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.6, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 3,981 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) · 27 reviews sampled · 28 total reviews in window · weighted 16.6 up / 0.4 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (31)
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.
- 89
“It's a great looking, fun-filled game that has plenty of visceral thrills and absolutely, positively the biggest battles in any shooter to date.”
read full review ↗ - 97
“The most fun I have had in a straight shoot'em up FPS in a hell of a long time.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The combat is awesome in short doses, the graphics are nice and the product offers the best FPS co-op gaming since Doom II. Oh, and it offers one hell of a final boss.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“A decent interactive shooting gallery at a bargain price. [June 2001, p.56]”
- 84
“It's not the most prolific game released recently, and with some real zeal you can probably thrust through it in a matter of hours, not days. But for the price…”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Sam (sets itself apart) by it’s sense of humor and easy to learn controls. It’s also one of the brighter shooters, with lots of outside and aboveground levels mixed in with all of the dungeon crawling.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“(The engine) not only renders huge environments and complex architectures with nary a hiccup, but can also handle massive amounts of enemies and, in general, kick your ass without a second thought. ”
read full review ↗ - 100
“The best $20 computer game we've ever played.”
- 88
“It actually lives up to the hype, and even surpass is it if you can believe that.”
read full review ↗ - 88
“While Serious Sam may not reinvent the first-person shooter, Croteam did a great job of taking the genre back to its roots, making one of the most action-packed games since "DOOM."”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Serious Sam was born into a world where "Doom" has placated the need for logical thought and lives in a world governed by the visceral. ”
- 90
“One of the most impressive features of the Serious engine is the sheer number of models it can handle at one time without any noticeable slowdown.”
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GameSpot
PC Gamer
ActionTrip
IGN…and 19 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Serious Sam Revolution Update 1.02Oct 3, 2019significant · resets scoring window