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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) | – | 75 | 18 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 90% | 84 | 834 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 69 | 8 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 57% | 57 | 1 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 4 reviews sampled · 4 total reviews in window · weighted 1.3 up / 1 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (42)
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.
- 25
“LUNA is a fantastic-looking game with some great music. However, it pairs this with puzzles that not only lack depth, but are overly tedious in their design. The result is gameplay that just feels like a cycle of chores to complete until the credits roll, hardly something you’d want out of a point and click adventure.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“LUNA The Shadow Dust is a very sweet and heartfelt adventure with simple puzzles and pleasant animation, suffering from the slowness of the characters and not always obvious solutions to a particular problem. Anyway it is a great game that must be released on home and portable consoles.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“Its point-and-click adventure elements eventually feel alternately rudimentary and more than a little tedious.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“A lovingly animated and clever point-and-click which, despite issues with pacing and signposting, is still likely to capture many hearts.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“LUNA: The Shadow Dust is an audio-visual delight, with charming hand-drawn animation accompanied by a stellar soundtrack, though its gameplay isn’t very inventive and is ultimately more a case of style over substance.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“So what price beauty? Patience. And how much you have with the game will determine your enjoyment. For me, an hour or so after finishing it, I’m already finding the memory of the irritations melting away, and the lovely art and story taking over. But the exasperation happened, and it’s my job to say so.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“Too easy, too simple, and more often than not, too dull and slow, LUNA The Shadow Dust counts on its beautiful, fairy-tail, dreamy graphics, and soothing OST, a bit too much than it should. It's not a bad point-and-click adventure, sure, and those who can look past its heavy flaws will be entertained for about two to three hours, but if it weren't for its stunning hand-painted world, few would give it a second look.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“A small work of art, well-made and compact, flooded with colours and bittersweet feelings. Unfortunately, it doesn't last longer than a Saturday gaming session.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“LUNA The Shadow Dust is an excellent example of this genre when most everything clicks, with its room-by-room structure and clever puzzles complementing the slower movement speed rather than feeling hindered by it. There are also some downsides to be aware of, among which a final puzzle that stretches LUNA‘s wordless insistence that you figure out the rules to each puzzle to its breaking point, but they do little to diminish the charm.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“In the end, I felt that Luna: The Shadow Dust ebbed and flowed more like a beautifully soundtracked picture book than an actual video game, which is admittedly a refreshing change of direction for this genre. If you're looking for something a little more out of the box than a typical point-and-click experience, then Luna: The Shadow Dust might be the game for you.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“From its winning art to its calming music and puzzle design, Luna has a lot going for itself.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Very nice hand-animated Point & Click adventure with nice soundtrack and strange puzzle.”
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SECTOR.sk…and 30 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Dev Update & Merchandise NewsApr 20, 2020
- March Post Launch PatchMar 10, 2020
- February Post-Launch Patch!Feb 20, 2020
- December Update 2019 & Seasonal GreetingsDec 19, 2019
- November Update 2019 & Exciting AnnouncementNov 22, 2019
- August Update 2019Aug 12, 2019
- June Update 2019Jun 6, 2019
- April Update ( New Demo Coming Soon! )Apr 1, 2019
- Devlog January Update Hello 2019!Jan 22, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Dev October UpdateOct 24, 2018
- Dev August UpdateAug 17, 2018significant · resets scoring window