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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) | – | 71 | 7 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 74% | 70 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 63 | 3 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 51% | 52 | 1 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 3 reviews sampled · 3 total reviews in window · weighted 1 up / 1 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (27)
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.
- 85
“Deep Sky Derelicts poses as a true original dark sci-fi roguelike experience, successfully distancing itself from Darkest Dungeon clone title it received. With its definitive edition, even with lack of compelling narrative, it is a rich experience with a huge depth of combat, exploration and customization that is to be expected from such experience.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“Great ideas and some outright fun is far too often marred by technical glitches, a maddening GUI, and simply overwhelming amounts of numbers and terms with very little information as to what any of it does. The originality of the game is cool but there are too many ideas were packed in without actually making sure they all work together coherently.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Deep Sky Derelicts does a pretty good job of mashing together a few different types of game. Visually it is pleasing to look at, and there is plenty of strategy to be had when venturing out into the old ships. Progression is fun, because it happens in multiple ways, and this game definitely had me wanting to do ‘just one more run’ pretty regularly. There are a few rough edges here and there along the way, but the overall experience was my cup of tea.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“It is like sci-fi comic book with turn-based combat with cards. Just with poor story and some flaws.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Deep Sky Derelicts has everything you'd expect from this type of game, but it doesn't measure up to its famous predecessors. Ordinary players will probably get tired very soon because of the drab environments and endless collecting of various junk. But the fans of the genre certainly won't be disappointed.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Deep Sky Derelicts is an impressive title for the Nintendo Switch, but it comes with an intense learning curve and some technical hurdles.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition is a game worth experiencing if you’re a fan of tactical games, especially card-based ones. Even with a couple of odd design choices. The bugs, however, dampen the fun a great deal.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Deep Sky Derelicts is a decent little adventure that cares more about the journey than the destination. The problems are enough to keep me from loving it, but the combat is addictive and the exploration, while annoyingly simple, rewarding. If you're a fan of roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, or sci-fi RPGs, it's worth checking out.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Craftsmanship-based science-fiction RPG fun with cards, which at the same time doesn´t offer any reason to why it should be memorized for a long time. Basically, all of its elements are good, but not exceptional. [Issue#291]”
- 76
“A strong identity, distinct classes and engaging turn-based fights make it easy to overlook Deep Sky Derelicts' endgame woes.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“To me, Deep Sky Derelicts is a rare foil to the games of today. A title that hones in on creating exciting and rewarding gameplay systems is both difficult and rare. It’s the missing half to the atmospheric, but gameplay thin, Darkest Dungeon. That’s a real shame, too, because given the unique setting, there was so much space for creative expression. If you’re looking for another loot-based dungeon to crawl around in, there’s a solid game in here, but there’s just too many underwhelming things for me to get excited.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition offers a fun experience...if you give it enough time to push through some frustrations.”
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Patch history
- Update 1.5.4 is out now!Jun 15, 2020
- Update 1.5.3 NOW LIVE!Apr 24, 2020
- Update 1.5.2 is NOW LIVE!Apr 15, 2020
- Update 1.5.1 NOW LIVE!Mar 27, 2020
- Definitive Edition is NOW AVAILABLE!Mar 24, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Update 1.3.3 NOW LIVE!Mar 11, 2020
- Update 1.3.2 NOW LIVE!Dec 18, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Update 1.2.4 is NOW OUT!Jun 25, 2019
- Update 1.2.3 has been released!Jun 13, 2019
- Update 1.2.2 is NOW LIVE!Jun 6, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Update 1.2.1 is NOW LIVE!Jun 1, 2019
- Hotfix 1.1.3 is NOW OUT!Feb 11, 2019
- Update 1.1.2 is NOW AVAILABLE! + 25% Discount!Feb 6, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- 1.1.1 Hotfix is OUT NOW!Dec 19, 2018
- Update 1.1 is now LIVE!Dec 17, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Update 1.0.4 is NOW LIVE!Nov 15, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- 1.0.1 Update is now LIVE!Oct 2, 2018
- 1.0 update is here! Full version of Deep Sky Derelicts is OUT NOW!Sep 26, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Sneak Peek of the FINAL UPDATE!Sep 20, 2018
- 0.6.7 update is out NOW!Aug 6, 2018
- Hotfix 0.6.6 - changelogJul 27, 2018
- Update 0.6.5 AKA New Discoveries is now LIVE!Jul 26, 2018
- New Discoveries update will arrive 26th of July!Jul 20, 2018
- 0.6.1 Update is now OUT!Jun 27, 2018
- Update 0.6 aka "Monolithic Remnants" is out NOW!Jun 21, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- 0.5.1 Hotfix is live!May 2, 2018
- Update 0.5 aka "Explore, exploit and exterminate" is out NOW!Apr 30, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- UntitledApr 4, 2018
- Hotfix 0.4.1. - changelog!Apr 3, 2018
- Hotfix 0.4.1. - changelog!Apr 3, 2018
- 0.4 update out now – Meet “Friends in Dark Places”Mar 29, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- UntitledMar 6, 2018
- 0.3.1. Hotfix release!Mar 6, 2018
- 0.3.1. Hotfix release!Mar 6, 2018
- UntitledMar 1, 2018
…and 10 earlier patch announcements.