videogamescritic
← all games
Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle

Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle

ジギタリス出版 · released Jul 8, 2026

AdventureIndieRPGPC

Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story, handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Vanillaware. 100% handmade, from the first page to the last.

78
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence
78%
At launch
87%
Steam all-time
76%
Press
89%
Recent sentiment

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)7640
All-time Steam reviews87%81115
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)89%8312
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 30 reviews sampled · 35 total reviews in window · weighted 16.9 up / 2.1 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Patch history