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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona

Warsim: The Realm of Aslona

Huw Millward · released Dec 19, 2022

IndieRPGSimulationStrategyPC

Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.

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88
VGC Score
▼Declininghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Warsim 1.3.4 (Monster Levelling) + Slumbox Announcement + More!” (7mo ago)

89%
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
96%
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)96%90116
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.1, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 2,212 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jan 30, 2026) · 116 reviews sampled · 94 total reviews in window · weighted 65.1 up / 3.1 down · computed 9h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Slumbox Kickstarter Update
    Feb 3, 2026
  2. Warsim 1.3.4 (Monster Levelling) + Slumbox Announcement + More!
    Jan 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Warsim 1.3.3 (Finishers and Helmets)
    Oct 6, 2025
  4. Warsim 1.3.2 (Buff Heroes)
    Aug 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. Warsim 1.3.1 (Arena Expansion Update)
    Jun 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. Warsim 1.3 (Rock Bottom Challenge)
    May 21, 2025
  7. Warsim 10th Anniversary (& 112 feature Update 1.2.9)
    Mar 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Warsim 1.2.8 (Staff Executions Update)
    Dec 9, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  9. Warsim 1.2.7 (Houseparty and Mushroom Trip Improvements)
    Nov 19, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  10. Warsim 1.2.6 (Gibbrath)
    Nov 8, 2024
  11. Warsim 1.2.5 (Trap Door DLC + Terraton Nukes)
    Oct 23, 2024
  12. Warsim 1.2.4 (Boozer's Blessing Update) (69 (eyy) new features and fixes)
    Oct 1, 2024
  13. Warsim 1.2.3 (Jail Expansion and more) (20 new features and fixes)
    Sep 8, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  14. Warsim 100k Milestone, 100 feature update, and collectors edition launch!
    Aug 19, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  15. Warsim 1.2.1 (Steam Daily Deal update) 333 features and additions
    Aug 7, 2024
  16. Warsim 1.2 (Summer Sale Content Update) 118 features
    Jul 1, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  17. Warsim 1.1.9 (Mysterious Khan and Throne Room Update)
    Jun 20, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  18. Warsim 1.1.8 (Ally Attacks and throne room content Update)
    May 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  19. Warsim 1.1.7 (Siege of Shaian and Godherja Collab Update)
    Apr 29, 2024
  20. Warsim 1.1.6 (New Start Update)
    Apr 19, 2024
  21. Warsim 1.1.5 (Vassalisation War Update)
    Apr 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  22. Warsim 1.1.4 (Lil' Expansion Update)
    Mar 27, 2024
  23. Warsim 9th Anniversary
    Mar 21, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  24. Warsim 1.1.3 (Challenge Mode, Terraton Arena, Battle Opinion System and more!)
    Feb 8, 2024
  25. Warsim 1.1.2 (Gift Update, Merc calls and Warsim history section +5 bugfixes)
    Dec 25, 2023
  26. Warsim 1.1.1 (GRIMBEE'S WONDERLAND and 5 other features) & I got a Warsim Tattoo
    Dec 22, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  27. Warsim 1.1 (lil' Content pack, 25 features +9 bug fixes)
    Nov 24, 2023
  28. Warsim 1.0.9 (Oasis Reworked)
    Nov 9, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  29. Warsim 1.0.8 (THE LANDS BEYOND EXPANDED - Moar to explore)
    Oct 16, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  30. Warsim 1.0.7 (THE LANDS BEYOND - Infinite Exploration Update)
    Sep 3, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  31. 'The Lands Beyond' Update - Progress Update #2
    Aug 11, 2023
  32. 'The Lands Beyond' - Random Exploration Update Coming Soon!
    Aug 1, 2023
  33. Warsim 1.0.6 (MORE NECROMANCY!)
    Jun 14, 2023
  34. Necromancy Savebreaking Hotfix
    May 28, 2023
  35. Warsim 1.0.5 (Necromancy, Year Change events, Seshgoblinz and more)
    May 27, 2023
  36. Warsim 1.0.4 (Goblin Jesters, End of turn Expansion, Sit and Ponder and more)
    Apr 26, 2023
  37. Warsim 1.0.3 (Staff executions, Better Goblin Sceptres, and Stronger Mercs)
    Apr 18, 2023
  38. Warsim 1.0.2 (Empire Mode Update, 61 features) Celebrating 1k Steam reviews!
    Apr 7, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  39. Warsim Early Access Release Update (209 features)
    Dec 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  40. Warsim is coming out of Early Access soon!
    Nov 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window

…and 33 earlier patch announcements.