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VTOL VR

VTOL VR

Boundless Dynamics, LLC · released Aug 2, 2017

ActionIndieSimulationPC

VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.

90
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch v1.12.5” (1y ago)

87%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
84%
Player sentiment
97%
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 reviews98%941000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)97%932727
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.9, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 21,764 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 (May 9, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 2727 total reviews in window · weighted 221.6 up / 3.6 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Hotfix v1.12.6f1
    Oct 6, 2025
  2. Patch v1.12.5
    May 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  3. Patch v1.12.4
    Apr 23, 2025
  4. Patch v1.12.3
    Apr 22, 2025
  5. Patch v1.12.2
    Apr 18, 2025
  6. Patch v1.12.1
    Apr 18, 2025
  7. Update v1.12.0
    Apr 17, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Patch v1.11.4
    Dec 9, 2024
  9. Patch v1.11.3
    Nov 30, 2024
  10. Patch v1.11.2
    Nov 21, 2024
  11. Patch v1.11.1
    Nov 13, 2024
  12. Update v1.11.0
    Nov 11, 2024
  13. Patch v1.10.3
    Aug 26, 2024
  14. Patch v1.10.2
    Aug 23, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  15. Patch v1.10.1
    Aug 2, 2024
  16. Update v1.10.0
    Jul 25, 2024
  17. Patch v1.9.6
    Jun 10, 2024
  18. Patch v1.9.5
    May 2, 2024
  19. Patch v1.9.4
    Apr 3, 2024
  20. Patch v1.9.3
    Apr 2, 2024
  21. Patch v1.9.2
    Mar 28, 2024
  22. Patch v1.9.1f1
    Mar 27, 2024
  23. Update v1.9.0
    Mar 26, 2024
  24. Patch v1.8.7
    Jan 26, 2024
  25. Patch v1.8.6
    Dec 29, 2023
  26. Patch v1.8.5
    Dec 28, 2023
  27. Patch v1.8.4
    Dec 26, 2023
  28. Patch v1.8.3
    Dec 26, 2023
  29. Patch v1.8.2
    Dec 25, 2023
  30. Patch v1.8.1
    Dec 22, 2023
  31. Patch v1.7.3
    Sep 14, 2023
  32. Patch v1.7.2
    Sep 7, 2023
  33. Patch v1.7.1
    Aug 25, 2023
  34. Update v1.7.0
    Aug 24, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  35. Patch v1.6.8
    May 10, 2023
  36. Patch v1.6.7
    May 9, 2023
  37. Patch v1.6.6
    May 8, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  38. Patch v1.6.5
    Apr 2, 2023
  39. Patch v1.6.4
    Mar 31, 2023significant · resets scoring window

…and 55 earlier patch announcements.