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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) | – | 67 | 6 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 93% | 87 | 430 |
| 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 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (18)
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.
- 60
“Like it or not, Madden NFL 18 is still by far the best American Football game on the PlayStation 4, but if you fancy something a little sillier then Mutant Football League is not a bad shout at all. It plays similarly to the iconic EA series, but its aggressive playbook and irreverent sense of humour make it a fun alternative for a few downs, just don't expect the appeal to last long into overtime.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“The arcade focus is fine, but this doesn't coalesce into a long-lasting, memorable experience. It treads mostly on its raunchiness and doesn't have the substance to match its gross style. Even on a system without Madden, Mutant Football League is too rough around the edges to be worthwhile.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Mutant Football League is a nice throwback to those games. The problems lie in that it feels sorely lacking in the presentation department. I would love to see it do well enough to improve upon the foundation, but for $20 it is hard not to recommend for fans that have nostalgia for those classic titles.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“A retro revival given a modern coat of paint, Mutant Football League sticks to its 16-bit roots and showcases the funnier, gorier, side of American football.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Mutant Football League is crass, silly and stupid fun - but the emphasis there is on fun. More often than not, I enjoyed my time with the game, even though it is light years behind the Madden series on a technical level. So if you are strictly here for the football gameplay, you will probably be disappointed. However, if are more interested in announcers who swear and players who explode, Mutant Football League should be just what you're looking for.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Mutant Football League is mindless fun, which is all an arcade football game should be, but outside of the grotesque humor there is nothing else to really latch onto other than the bare-bones gameplay and lack of gameplay features.”
read full review ↗ - 92
“Overall I feel this is a genre that I thought would never be brought back, but I so glad it did. This game will provide endless hours of entertainment as you challenge yourself to the different fields with obstacles like razor blades on the 40 yard line to holes in the field filled with fire. There seems to be something new to every stadium, every team and every mode. It is definitely something that any fan of the NFL Blitz games should pick up and is super friendly to any newcomer to the genre. It is definitely one that I will keep playing for quite some time to come both online and off.”
read full review ↗ - 65
“MFL is just too in-depth to be fun to the average casual, Brutal Sports loving gamer and too silly for the average simulation lover. I do not feel I can recommend the game to anyone but the niche group that sits between the two.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“It's a shame the only modern football game released on the Nintendo Switch is a pun-filled nightmare. It may be Halloween, but this game is no treat.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Perhaps it's fitting that "Mutant Football League" is a little rough around the edges and has some punishing characteristics. The game is brash, self-aware, and best suited for an older audience. The carnage inflicted is thoroughly entertaining and strategically the game gets better as its nuances become better understood. With "Mutant Football League," the dirtiest trick of all was making fans of the original wait 24 years for the sequel.”
read full review ↗ - 83
“With fun on-field action, excellent visuals and a number of modes to choose from, Mutant Football League is the best arcade football game since NFL Street 2.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Mutant Football League faithfully recreates the arcade football games of decades past in almost every way.”
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Patch history
- 14.04.2026 Steam UpdateApr 14, 2026
- 08.10.2024 Steam UpdateOct 8, 2024
- 27.09.2024 Steam UpdateSep 27, 2024
- 22.09.2023 Steam UpdateSep 22, 2023
- 08.11.2022 Steam UpdateNov 8, 2022
- 02.11.2022 Steam UpdateNov 2, 2022
- 07.10.2022 Steam UpdateOct 7, 2022
- 31.12.2021 Steam UpdateDec 31, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- 24.09.2021 Steam UpdateSep 24, 2021
- 04.01.2021 Steam January UpdateJan 4, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- 11.12.2020 Steam December Hot-fixDec 11, 2020
- 26.11.2020 Steam UpdateNov 26, 2020
- 25.09.2020 Steam UpdateSep 25, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- 2020 Autumn - News updateSep 9, 2020
- 31.03.2020 Steam DLC players statistics hot-fixMar 31, 2020
- 02.03.2020 Steam Cardinal Sins Hot-fixMar 2, 2020
- 31.01.2020 Steam Mayhem Bowl Hot-fixJan 31, 2020
- 20.01.2020 Steam UpdateJan 20, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- 16.10.2019 Steam UpdateOct 16, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- 03.08.2019 Steam Summer UpdateAug 3, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- 27.12.2018 Steam UpdateDec 27, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- 20.11.2018 Steam UpdateNov 20, 2018
- 02.11.2018 Steam UpdateNov 2, 2018
- Tomorrow BETA Dynasty test will be on Steam!Aug 1, 2018significant · resets scoring window