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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

Albino Moose Games · released Feb 28, 2017

ActionAdventureIndiePCPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 8.1 ↗
88
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence▲ +9 since launch

launched at 80, updates lifted it to 88

80%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
98%
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 reviews96%911000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)98%9414
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.3, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 4,003 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 41 reviews sampled · 39 total reviews in window · weighted 27.2 up / 0.4 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Patch Notes 10/5/2023
    Oct 5, 2023
  2. Patch Notes 8/1/23
    Aug 1, 2023
  3. Minor Fixes - 7/11/2023
    Jul 11, 2023
  4. Update Note for 7/2/2023
    Jul 3, 2023
  5. Crowd Control Update
    Jun 29, 2023
  6. Spooky's VR Fix Update
    Jun 22, 2022
  7. 11/21/21 Patch Notes
    Nov 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  8. Halloween 2021 Update
    Oct 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  9. Welcome to The Doll House
    Oct 2, 2020
  10. Spooky's Halloween 2019 Update!
    Oct 25, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  11. Spooky Summer 2019 Update!
    Jun 25, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  12. Happy Halloween Update!
    Oct 31, 2018
  13. MAC LAUNCH! And other important updates!
    Dec 16, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  14. MAC LAUNCH! And other important updates!
    Dec 16, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  15. Welcome To Endless Mode!
    Oct 20, 2017
  16. Welcome To Endless Mode!
    Oct 20, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  17. Have Another Dev Update! 8/02/2017
    Aug 2, 2017
  18. Have Another Dev Update! 8/02/2017
    Aug 2, 2017
  19. Latest Update on Development
    Jun 20, 2017
  20. Latest Update on Development
    Jun 20, 2017
  21. May 24th Patch Notes - Hospital Fixing Extravaganza!
    May 24, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  22. May 24th Patch Notes - Hospital Fixing Extravaganza!
    May 24, 2017
  23. May 19th Patch Notes
    May 19, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  24. May 19th Patch Notes
    May 19, 2017
  25. Welcome to Karamari Hospital!
    May 13, 2017
  26. Patch Notes 4/21/2017 WE BACK!
    Apr 21, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  27. Patch Notes 4/21/2017 WE BACK!
    Apr 21, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  28. March 16th Patch Notes
    Mar 16, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  29. March 16th Patch Notes
    Mar 16, 2017
  30. March 6th Patch Notes
    Mar 7, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  31. March 6th Patch Notes
    Mar 7, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  32. March 3rd Patch Notes
    Mar 3, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  33. March 3rd Patch Notes
    Mar 3, 2017
  34. March 2nd Bug Fixes
    Mar 2, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  35. March 2nd Bug Fixes
    Mar 2, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  36. Dev Blog 2/17/2017
    Feb 18, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  37. Dev Blog 2/17/2017
    Feb 18, 2017significant · resets scoring window