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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 299 sampled Steam reviews (242 positive / 57 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing16% mention it
- Multiplayer & servers15% mention it
- Combat12% mention it
- Progression & loot11% mention it
- Difficulty & balance8% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing28% mention it
- Combat26% mention it
- Grind & repetition19% mention it
- Progression & loot16% mention it
- Bugs & crashes16% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
60%
42 reviews
5-15h
73%
98 reviews
15-40h
86%
93 reviews
40-100h
98%
42 reviews
100h+
100%
24 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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 78 | 50 |
| Creator reviews (3 tracked) | – | 86 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 84% | 78 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 79% | 73 | 93 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 265 reviews sampled · 206 total reviews in window · weighted 160.5 up / 42.6 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (100)
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.
- 50
“Remnant: From The Ashes is a unique take on the Souls-like genre, blending 3rd-person shooting gameplay with the challenging combat of a Dark Souls game. It surprisingly works and offers something new to the endless Souls-like games that are out there. The issue with Remnant: From The Ashes is that if you don't like Souls-like games, this isn't the game to change your mind. Plus, the Switch port is rough to look at and harder to play due to technical issues. If you absolutely want a unique Souls-like experience and only own a Switch, Remnant: From The Ashes could be worth checking out.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Frankly copying the mechanics of other projects, Remnant: From the Ashes tries to bring something new and interesting to the gameplay. Fans of Soulsborne and cooperative games will definitely like it. Everyone else can try it with discount.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Remnant blends ideas from other great modern games, but doesn't feel like it's the exact copy of something. It's a great action game with some nice gameplay, and we can't wait to see what Gunfire Games cooks up next.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Even when the game isn't actively shooting itself in the foot, it never entirely succeeds.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Built on the back of a rock-solid combat system, Remnant provides a full experience whether playing with friends or by oneself.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Remnant: From the Ashes is a good game with fun combat and a lot of replayability thanks to the variety of boss battles and equipment allied to its gameplay loop. However, some problems and some badly executed aspects (especially the level design) stop Gunfire Games' RPG from reaching its full potential.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Remnant, is a solid action game that sells itself short with a terrible opening half-hour. Get through that though and there’s a lot to recommend in the solid gunplay and exploration of an intriguing setting. The Switch port, however, isn’t great and you can pick this up on other platforms for about half the price. If you’re dead set on handheld (and don’t own a Steamdeck…) then it’s still a bit of a tough sell at £35, but if you spot this in a sale and like the sound of shooting a bunch of Groot-clones through a ruined city and beyond then I think it’s certainly worth taking a chance on.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Remnant: From the Ashes is Gunfire Games’ best effort so far and punches high above its weight class.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Feeling like it was designed to take some inspiration from the challenge of Dark Souls, and the format and look of Fallout, this feels pretty different”
read full review ↗ - 75
“A few absurd difficulty spikes, repetitive boss encounters, bonkers match-up placement, and the absence of in-game communication do hinder the experience, but not so much as to write off the game entirely.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Remnant: From the Ashes perfectly captures the Soulsborne feeling it was aiming for with some neat tricks of its own. The way the world is created through random encounters and design means that there will always be something new to discover. The technical side is a bit hit or miss but underneath a few questionable design choices, there’s a fantastic game waiting to burst out.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“Remnant: From the Ashes is a special game that seeks to take the Souls formula a little further with a cooperative shooter proposal that fails to work in single player mode. Instead, in cooperative, the game makes sense”
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Patch history
- HOTFIX: 250802Sep 15, 2020
- HOTFIX: 249276Aug 26, 2020
- HOTFIX: 248851Aug 21, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- SUBJECT 2923 DLC PRE-PATCH - UPDATE NOTESAug 13, 2020
- HOTFIX: 236263May 12, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- HOTFIX: 235609May 5, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- SWAMPS OF CORSUS - UPDATE NOTESApr 27, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- HOTFIX: 219976Nov 7, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- HARDCORE UPDATE: 218787Oct 31, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Announcing - Content Roadmap & Hardcore UpdateOct 30, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- LETO'S LAB UPDATE: 216106Sep 19, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- ADVENTURE MODE UPDATE: 215646Sep 12, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- UPDATE: 214857Aug 29, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- UPDATE: 214415Aug 22, 2019significant · resets scoring window