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Holdfast: Nations At War

Holdfast: Nations At War

Anvil Game Studios · released Mar 5, 2020

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationStrategyPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 8.4 ↗
83
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “July 4th Major Update! Out Now.” (1mo ago)

83%
At launch
90%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
70%
Player sentiment
89%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 301 sampled Steam reviews (259 positive / 42 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Multiplayer & servers8% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Combat24% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes24% mention it
  • Multiplayer & servers19% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

89%

66 reviews

5-15h

92%

71 reviews

15-40h

87%

61 reviews

40-100h

78%

55 reviews

100h+

81%

48 reviews

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 reviews90%841000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)89%83604
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 4, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 604 total reviews in window · weighted 204.3 up / 24.6 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. July 4th Major Update! Out Now.
    Jul 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Reinforcements Are Here! Fixes & Additions V1
    Jun 18, 2026
  3. Dev Update! American Revolution
    May 23, 2026
  4. Fixes & Additions! Age Of Sail
    Mar 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Very Scottish Christmas! Update Released.
    Dec 17, 2025
  6. Holdfast Halloween! Increased XP Event.
    Oct 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. New Record! 9,700+ Concurrent Players
    Jul 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Game Update! Crossplay Sync
    Jul 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. Game Update! Tweaks & Balances V2
    Jun 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. Game Update! Tweaks & Balances
    May 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Game Update! Optimisations V2
    Apr 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Game Update! Optimisations & Community Rewards
    Apr 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. Game Update! Audio Mastering
    Jan 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. Hop On Holdfast At 75% Off!
    Dec 20, 2024
  15. Holdfast Frontlines WW1 2.0 Is Out Now!
    Dec 19, 2024
  16. Field Orders! Fixes & Additions V2
    Nov 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  17. Field Orders! Fixes & Additions V1
    Nov 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  18. Field Orders! Pans & Unlocks
    Nov 21, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  19. Holdfast Update! Game Optimisations
    Sep 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  20. Battlefields Expanded! Server Queue
    Sep 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  21. Summer Sale! XP Event & Update Preview
    Jun 27, 2024
  22. Regiment Warfare! Fixes & Additions V2
    Jun 26, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  23. Regiment Warfare! Fixes & Additions V1
    Jun 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  24. Regiment Warfare! First Person Update
    Jun 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  25. Le Merc's Naval! Featured Server
    Mar 14, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  26. Napoleon's Rise! Fixes & Additions V2
    Jan 25, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  27. Napoleon's Rise! Fixes & Additions V1
    Jan 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  28. Napoleon's Rise Release! Holdfast OST
    Jan 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  29. Vive L'Empereur! Releasing 17.01.2024
    Jan 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  30. Holdfast Updated! Soldier Medals
    Sep 18, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  31. Holdfast Updated! Optimisations & Bug Fixes
    Sep 7, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  32. Holdfast Updated! Howitzers & UI
    Sep 4, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  33. Extension! Battlefield Forger 2.0
    Jan 13, 2023
  34. Major Update! Austrian Empire Released
    Dec 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  35. Kick-Off! Battlefield Forger Contest 2.0
    Nov 18, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  36. More Unlocks! Muppet, Jolly & Hammer
    Oct 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  37. Linebattle 2.0! Additional Fixes
    Sep 13, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  38. 1st Series. Words From The Game Director
    Sep 10, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  39. Linebattle 2.0! Customisation & Progression
    Sep 8, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  40. Prepare For Battle! Linebattle 2.0 Teaser
    Sep 2, 2022

…and 17 earlier patch announcements.