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Iron Snout

Iron Snout

SnoutUp · released Jan 26, 2016

ActionIndieFree To PlayPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation VitaXbox OneNintendo Switch

Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 7.2 ↗
89
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence
94%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
47%
Player sentiment
98%
Recent sentiment

PC 89 · Xbox 70

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 reviews98%931000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)98%939
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.4, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 17,485 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) · 25 reviews sampled · 26 total reviews in window · weighted 13.7 up / 0.3 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (2)

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.

  • 45
    Xbox TavernXbox Tavern
    trust 61Apr 19, 2019

    “The generously priced Iron Snout offers a silly endless high-score fighting experience that, despite its varied modes, is only fun for as long as you can stomach its repetitive loop. Whilst there’s some excitement to be found during the initial stages of play through the introduction of new enemies, new maps, and new cosmetics, you’ll have seen everything the game has to offer after just fifteen minutes. Past that, there’s little else to enjoy.”

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  • 80
    TheXboxHubTheXboxHub
    trust 52May 1, 2019

    “There aren’t many games at the same price that I can recommend more than Iron Snout. This is a game that does exactly what it says on the tin. There’s little else here apart from what I have described, and the game is better for it. If you really hate wolves, and you have a few hours to spare, then this is the game for you. ”

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Patch history

  1. Card Hog art update
    Apr 24, 2020
  2. BUG FIXES
    Jan 28, 2019
  3. GIFT, UPDATE AND RESET!
    Jan 12, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  4. Update & reset soon!
    Jan 11, 2019
  5. Dress your pig up with Snoutfit DLC!
    Jun 18, 2018
  6. Snoutfit DLC coming out next week!
    Jun 16, 2018
  7. CITY area is public!
    Aug 30, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  8. CITY area is public!
    Aug 30, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  9. Delayed update
    Aug 4, 2016
  10. Delayed update
    Aug 4, 2016
  11. Update about updates
    Mar 2, 2016
  12. Update about updates
    Mar 2, 2016
  13. Volleyball & Linux!
    Feb 23, 2016
  14. Tiny Cosmetic Content Update
    Feb 9, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  15. Tiny Cosmetic Content Update
    Feb 9, 2016
  16. Kids, leaderboards, volume & balance (updated Feb 8)
    Feb 4, 2016significant · resets scoring window
  17. Update: 1HP game mode
    Feb 2, 2016
  18. Update: 1HP game mode
    Feb 2, 2016
  19. Achievement bugs + UPDATE
    Jan 30, 2016
  20. Achievement bugs + UPDATE
    Jan 30, 2016
  21. SDK & cosmetics update
    Jan 28, 2016
  22. SDK & cosmetics update
    Jan 28, 2016
  23. Added Controller Support!
    Jan 27, 2016
  24. Hot Release Day Bugfix Update
    Jan 27, 2016
  25. Hot Release Day Bugfix Update
    Jan 27, 2016