Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 297 sampled Steam reviews (238 positive / 59 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
Positive reviews don't converge on specific aspects.
What negative reviews complain about
- Bugs & crashes32% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
72%
174 reviews
5-15h
89%
83 reviews
15-40h
96%
25 reviews
40-100h
92%
12 reviews
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) | – | – | 0 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 80% | 74 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 61 | 2 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 82% | 76 | 1630 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Sep 27, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 1630 total reviews in window · weighted 108.6 up / 14.5 down · computed 8h ago · full methodology →
Patch history
- Achievement Patch - "Ready for the Big Leagues"Sep 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- New Cartoon Episode + Studio UpdateJun 27, 2025
- The Localization UpdateJan 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 2.2.1 Achievement fixJan 15, 2025
- Recent Patches + Playstation LaunchMay 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Baby Daddy Academy Hotfix 1Jul 19, 2023
- Now Opening: The Baby Daddy AcadamyJun 30, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Halloween Update - Spooky skins, bat wings, tricks and treats!Oct 21, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Final Summer Update: Hotfix #1Sep 30, 2022
- Last part of the Big Unfinished Summer Update. Reworked Outdoors & THE BEAR 🐻!Sep 23, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Who’s Your Hot Dog Daddy Summer Special 🌭🍞Aug 26, 2022
- The Big Unfinished Summer Update Part 2. Baby's room 100%Jul 29, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The Big Unfinished Summer Update Part 1. New rooms and new items!Jul 1, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- April 2022 Playtest Update New item and Energy rework!Apr 29, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- December 2021 Playtest Update - Holiday items, inventory UI and AchievementsDec 17, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- October 2021 Playtest Update - Daddy's Nightmare is back!Oct 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- September 2021 Playtest Update - New rooms and new items!Sep 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- August 2021 Playtest Update - Lots of fixes and New chat systemJul 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- July 2021 Playtest Update - The Outdoors part 2Jun 25, 2021
- June 2021 Playtest Update - The Outdoors part 1May 28, 2021
- May 2021 Playtest Update!Apr 23, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix (April 2, 2021)Apr 2, 2021
…and 23 earlier patch announcements.
