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Rusted Warfare - RTS

Rusted Warfare - RTS

Corroding Games · released Jul 13, 2017

IndieStrategyiOS (iPhone/iPad)

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence
86%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
94%
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 ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)94%8938
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 7,556 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) · 109 reviews sampled · 104 total reviews in window · weighted 76.9 up / 4.6 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Rusted Warfare Major Update 1.15
    Nov 12, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  2. v1.15p8 beta released
    Mar 16, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  3. Rusted Warfare Major Update 1.14
    Nov 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
  4. Update - v1.13.3
    Sep 7, 2019significant · resets scoring window
  5. Try the 1.13 beta for the next version now.
    Oct 30, 2018significant · resets scoring window
  6. Major release - v1.11 (Replays, new mechs, lots of optimisations, etc)
    Sep 23, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  7. Major release - v1.11 (Replays, new mechs, lots of optimisations, etc)
    Sep 23, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  8. Major release - v1.10 (Shared control, mechs, maps, better AI)
    Aug 13, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  9. Major release - v1.10 (Shared control, mechs, maps, better AI)
    Aug 13, 2017significant · resets scoring window
  10. Another Small update
    Jul 23, 2017significant · resets scoring window