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D1AL-ogue

D1AL-ogue

CherryPicker · released Feb 3, 2026

CasualIndieFree To PlayPC

Become an android repair technician in a cyberpunk city where the sun never rises. Rotate the unique circular puzzle 'D1AL' and merge modules to fix their broken bodies and hearts. Your precise repair is the conversation starter. Turn the dial and listen to their stories.

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “📢 [Notice] v1.0.2 Update Re-deployment” (6mo ago)

92%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
97%
Recent sentiment

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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.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews97%931000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)97%933000
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.6, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 4,806 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 (Feb 8, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 4888 total reviews in window · weighted 127.6 up / 1.3 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

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.

  • 71
    trust 47Feb 23, 2026

    All in all, D1AL-ogue is a short, free puzzle game that’s more than worth spending a few hours on.

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Patch history