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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) | – | 76 | 8 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 66% | 64 | 124 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 100% | 97 | 0 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 1 reviews sampled · 1 total reviews in window · weighted 1 up / 0 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (25)
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.
- 70
“A tale of two games, Frozen Synapse 2 is best when you’re battling it out like you did in the original. Thankfully, that’s a large portion of what you’re doing in this game. It just feels like the strategic layer could have been so much more. ”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Often overwhelming and always nerve-wracking, Mode 7's classic tactical game receives a fascinating strategic reworking.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“It's hard not to be drawn in by Frozen Synapse 2's style, but it's even harder to pull away once the game's combat gets its hooks in you.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“There might be some faults throughout but they don't stop Frozen Synapse 2 from being a solid sequel that is worth your time.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Frozen Synapse 2 has plenty to offer with its campaign, but again, this sequel is at its best when playing against other fallible humans.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Frozen Synapse 2's combat will keep pulling you back in, and the open world is a fun sandbox that looks and sounds fantastic. The turtling A.I. is still a pain, though.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Frozen Synapse 2 is a good game, but is doomed to be overshadowed by other more popular games. It's too expensive at full price, put it on your wishlist and wait for it to go on sale.”
read full review ↗ - 79
“The asynchronous multiplayer is unquestionably the star of the show, and queuing up multiple online games at once means you’re never stuck waiting for an opponent, and that you can play at your own pace. But while the new City Game story mode is conceptually interesting, in practice the largely scripted sequence of story missions doesn’t allow for much in the way of meaningful gameplay depth.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“This one improves many of its predecessor's foibles.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“As it stands, Frozen Synapse 2 is truly an interesting experiment -- an attempt to expand the scope while keeping the original's focus and the directive that a successful mission always ends the same way: with everyone but you dead. It is a capable game that should appeal more to hardcore wargamers than more casual strategy enthusiasts, however, as I suspect its unintuitive menu will put off a lot of strategic-minded people with no patience for obtuseness.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Frozen Synapse 2 effectively builds onto the first game with new weapons and a deeper sense of action and anticipation. The single player is unfortunately tepid compared the multiplayer, but the game is nevertheless an essential strategy addition.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The original Frozen Synapse taught us that depth is only measured by the tool that you're using to measure it with. Frozen Synapse 2 shows that depth is only one part, and how that depth can be spread across a surface the size of the city to be bigger and better. Mode 7 calls Frozen Synapse 2 "open world tactics", I call it a freedom gambit, because everything you do is a risk, but has the potential of a reward powered by the freedom of your choices. Frozen Synapse 2 is everything you'd want in a sequel, and more.”
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Saving Content…and 13 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- November 13th PatchNov 13, 2018
- November 2nd PatchNov 2, 2018
- October 25th PatchOct 25, 2018
- October 22nd PatchOct 22, 2018
- October 19th PatchOct 19, 2018
- October 10th PatchOct 10, 2018
- October 5th PatchOct 5, 2018
- October 2nd PatchOct 2, 2018
- September 28th UpdateSep 28, 2018
- September 25th UpdateSep 25, 2018
- September 21st UpdateSep 21, 2018
- Frozen Synapse 2 September 18th UpdateSep 18, 2018
- Current Dev RoadmapSep 14, 2018
- Very quick FS2 dev updateJun 29, 2018
- Frozen Synapse Dev Update #31Jul 21, 2017
- Frozen Synapse Dev Update #31Jul 21, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #30Jul 11, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #30Jul 11, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #29Jul 6, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #29Jul 6, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #28Jun 22, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #28Jun 22, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #27Jun 15, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #27Jun 15, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #26Apr 27, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #26Apr 27, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #22Mar 2, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #22Mar 2, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #21Feb 9, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #21Feb 9, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #20Feb 9, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #20Feb 9, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #19Jan 18, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #19Jan 18, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #18Jan 13, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #18Jan 13, 2017
- Frozen Synapse Dev Update #17Jan 6, 2017
- Frozen Synapse Dev Update #17Jan 6, 2017
- Frozen Synapse 2 Dev Update #16Dec 21, 2016
…and 25 earlier patch announcements.