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BallisticNG

BallisticNG

Neognosis · released Dec 13, 2018

ActionIndieRacingPCNintendo Switch

BallisticNG is a high speed, all thrills anti-gravity combat racer and open modding environment developed as a tribute to old school classics such as Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 7.5 ↗
88
VGC Score
▼Declininghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “BallisticNG 1.4.1.3 changelog” (4mo ago)

80%
At launch
94%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
86%
Player sentiment
92%
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)––0
All-time Steam reviews94%891000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)92%86117
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Apr 6, 2026) · 117 reviews sampled · 93 total reviews in window · weighted 61.4 up / 5.5 down · computed 40m ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. BallisticNG 1.4.1.3 changelog
    Apr 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. BallisticNG 1.4.1.2 changelog
    Feb 25, 2026
  3. BallisticNG 1.4.1 is now available!
    Nov 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  4. BallisticNG 1.4.1 Dev 4 is now available!
    Aug 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. BallisticNG 1.4.1 Dev 3 is now available
    Jul 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. BallisticNG 1.4.1 Dev 2 is now available
    Jun 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. BallisticNG 1.4.1 Dev 1 is now available
    May 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. BallisticNG 1.4 is now available!
    May 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. BallisticNG 1.4 Release Date
    Apr 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. 1.4 Dev 7 Now Available
    Mar 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. 1.4 Dev 6 Now Available - Steam Deck Verified!
    Feb 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. 1.4 Dev 5 Now Available
    Dec 30, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  13. 1.4 Dev 4 is now available
    Oct 8, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  14. 1.4 Dev 3 is now available!
    Sep 1, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  15. What we've been cooking for 1.4 Dev 3
    Jun 23, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  16. 1.4 Dev 2 now available
    Feb 23, 2024
  17. 1.4 Dev 1 is now available
    Jan 6, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  18. BallisticNG 1.3.3.1 is now available!
    Dec 5, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  19. BallisticNG 1.3.3 is now available!
    Nov 22, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  20. Coming soon in BallisticNG 1.3.3
    Nov 10, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  21. BallisticNG 1.3.3 Preview is now available!
    Aug 25, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  22. BallisticNG 1.3.2.1 is now available!
    Aug 1, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  23. BallisticNG 1.3.2 is now available!
    Jul 22, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  24. BallisticNG 1.3.2 Preview is now available!
    Apr 20, 2023
  25. BallisticNG 1.3.1 is now available!
    Mar 13, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  26. Coming in BallisticNG 1.3.1
    Mar 4, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  27. BallisticNG 1.3 Released!
    Nov 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  28. 1.3 and Maceno Island Release Dates - Price Increase Disclosure and Update Recap
    Nov 16, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  29. 1.3 Progress Report - September 2022
    Oct 1, 2022
  30. 1.3 Beta 8 is now available!
    Aug 17, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  31. 1.3 Progress Report - July 2022
    Jul 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  32. 1.3 Progress Report - June 2022
    Jun 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  33. 1.3 Progress Report - May 2022
    Jun 2, 2022
  34. 1.3 Progress Report - April 2022
    Apr 28, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  35. 1.3 Beta 7 is now available
    Mar 8, 2022
  36. 1.3 Beta 6 is now available!
    Feb 8, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  37. 1.3 Beta 5 now available
    Sep 10, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  38. BallisticNG 1.3 Beta 4 + Switch Development News
    Jun 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  39. 1.3 Beta 3 is now available
    Jun 1, 2021
  40. 1.3 Beta 2 is now available
    Apr 25, 2021

…and 31 earlier patch announcements.