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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) | – | 71 | 47 |
| Creator reviews (3 tracked) | – | 76 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 63% | 62 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 75% | 71 | 24 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 69 reviews sampled · 59 total reviews in window · weighted 36.3 up / 11.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (153)
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.
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“Rage 2 is not a bad game but it's not a particularly good one either. At its best, this bland open world is overshadowed by glimmers of brilliance in its combat. At its worst, Rage 2 borders on mundane and laborious, taking liberties with your time through meaningless quests and unskippable dialogue. If you value your time, Rage 2 is not a game I can recommend. Its combat is spread far too thinly and the few shining moments of brilliance are dimmed by a mundane tasks and mechanics we've seen time and time again, delivered with more flair in other games.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“The only reason you might want to buy Rage 2 right now is the bloody, bright, uncompromising fights with the best shooter mechanics in a while. The rest of the product is buried in the monotonous routine of an open world and a weak plot, and will be forgotten, as the original was, in a few months.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Rage 2 took the definition of fast shooter to a brand new level and despite its problems, title is able to keep you entertained thanks to its great movement & fighting system. It is just a pity of some unused potential, Rage 2 has aspects that can be seen as a clear extension of the otherwise totally worn-out FPS genre.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“The best Avalanche Studios game so far, but still a mediocre experience.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“It's hard not to be disappointed in how little use the Wasteland has for you when you're not dealing in lead.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Oh, what a day! What a lovely day! Rage 2 comes screaming into the world adorned with pink neon and a stinking attitude problem. Big guns, fast cars, blood-soaked combat and a ridiculous sense of fun make for one of the most thoroughly entertaining games of 2019.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Rage 2 is an excellent shooter, and not much else. Want a complex story? Wrong address. Looking for an original, authentic world to explore, nope, not here. But if you want to shoot, shoot, and then shoot some more, be invincible and also crazy, then hop in, you're in for a ride!”
read full review ↗ - 50
“The wasteland is varied enough and yet it somehow manages to feel the same no matter where I am on the map. Rage 2 exists, it is playable, and it will keep you busy for awhile. Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot also exists, it is readable, and it will keep you busy for awhile. Do I recommend either of them? Nope.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“If I was to sum up Rage 2 in a single word it would be ‘fun’. The gunplay feels so good and when chained together with Walker’s Nanotrite abilities you can have a real blast taking down the bandits and mutants that plague Rage 2’s wasteland. While I would have loved a more engaging story and deeper characters I did love the true open world and it’s visual diversity. It’s a big step up from the original Rage and if the team’s take on player feedback, Rage 3 is well on it’s way to being something amazing.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“A serviceable sandbox shooter with wasted potential.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Rage 2 is a great twitch-shooter, an okay driving game, and a boring open-world game. The story doesn’t serve the game in a manner that makes it compelling, or lift it above your generic shooter, and that is a pity as the idea behind this world could be interesting and engaging.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Although Rage 2 features fantastic close-quarters combat, things tend to slide downhill once you drive out into the open world.”
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Patch history
- Rise of the Ghosts Arrives 9.26!Sep 10, 2019
- Update 2 Stability/Crashing Hotfix LiveAug 13, 2019
- RAGE 2 – Update 2 Patch NotesJul 25, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- RAGE 2 - Update 2 Arrives July 25Jul 16, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- RAGE 2 - Hotfix 6/27Jun 27, 2019
- RAGE 2 – Update 1 Patch NotesJun 18, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- RAGE 2 - Now Available in Japan (New Update)Jun 5, 2019
- RAGE 2 – Gearing Up for Our First Game UpdateMay 30, 2019significant · resets scoring window