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War Robots

War Robots

MY.GAMES · released Apr 3, 2018

ActionFree To PlayPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Xbox Series X, Xbox OneiOS (iPhone/iPad)

War Robots is an online third-person 6v6 PvP shooter, we’re talking dozens of combat robots, hundreds of weapons combinations, and heated clan battles.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 1.5 ↗
62
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence▲ +9 since launch

launched at 53, updates lifted it to 62

anchored at patch: “WAR ROBOTS 12.3 UPDATE NOTES” (22d ago)

53%
At launch
60%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
57%
Player sentiment
69%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 300 sampled Steam reviews (192 positive / 108 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Monetization20% mention it
  • Multiplayer & servers5% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Monetization54% mention it
  • Multiplayer & servers21% mention it
  • Difficulty & balance17% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

61%

51 reviews

5-15h

70%

53 reviews

15-40h

63%

52 reviews

40-100h

75%

55 reviews

100h+

56%

89 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.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)––0
All-time Steam reviews60%601000
Metacritic user ratings–253
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)69%66358
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 10, 2026) · 259 reviews sampled · 358 total reviews in window · weighted 149.1 up / 67.8 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. WAR ROBOTS 12.3 UPDATE NOTES
    Aug 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. WAR ROBOTS 12.2 UPDATE NOTES
    Jun 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. WAR ROBOTS 12.1 UPDATE NOTES
    May 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. WAR ROBOTS 12.0 UPDATE NOTES
    Apr 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. WAR ROBOTS 11.8 UPDATE NOTES
    Mar 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. WAR ROBOTS 11.7 UPDATE NOTES
    Jan 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. WAR ROBOTS 11.6 UPDATE NOTES
    Dec 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. WAR ROBOTS 11.5 UPDATE NOTES
    Oct 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. WAR ROBOTS 11.4 UPDATE NOTES
    Sep 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. WAR ROBOTS 11.3 UPDATE NOTES
    Aug 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. WAR ROBOTS 11.2 UPDATE NOTES
    Jun 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. WAR ROBOTS 11.1 UPDATE NOTES
    May 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. WAR ROBOTS 11.0 UPDATE NOTES
    Apr 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. WAR ROBOTS 10.8 UPDATE NOTES
    Mar 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. WAR ROBOTS 10.7 UPDATE NOTES
    Jan 20, 2025
  16. WAR ROBOTS 10.6 UPDATE NOTES
    Dec 10, 2024
  17. WAR ROBOTS 10.5 UPDATE NOTES
    Oct 28, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  18. WAR ROBOTS 9.7 UPDATE NOTES
    Jan 30, 2024
  19. WAR ROBOTS 9.6 UPDATE NOTES
    Dec 19, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  20. WAR ROBOTS 9.5 UPDATE NOTES
    Nov 1, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  21. WAR ROBOTS 9.4 UPDATE NOTES
    Sep 20, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  22. WAR ROBOTS 8.5 UPDATE NOTES
    Oct 25, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  23. WAR ROBOTS 8.4 UPDATE NOTES
    Sep 12, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  24. WAR ROBOTS 8.3 UPDATE NOTES
    Aug 15, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  25. WAR ROBOTS 8.2: SPACETECH HEIST
    Jul 4, 2022
  26. WAR ROBOTS 8.1
    May 27, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  27. WAR ROBOTS 8.0 UPDATE NOTES
    Apr 21, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  28. WAR ROBOTS 7.9 UPDATE NOTES
    Apr 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  29. WAR ROBOTS 7.8 UPDATE NOTES
    Jan 31, 2022
  30. WAR ROBOTS 7.7.7 UPDATE NOTES
    Dec 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  31. WAR ROBOTS 7.5 UPDATE NOTES
    Nov 1, 2021
  32. WAR ROBOTS 7.4 UPDATE NOTES
    Sep 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  33. WAR ROBOTS 7.3 UPDATE NOTES
    Sep 1, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  34. WAR ROBOTS 7.2 UPDATE NOTES
    Jul 16, 2021
  35. WAR ROBOTS 7.1
    Jun 16, 2021
  36. WAR ROBOTS 7.0
    May 20, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  37. Release 6.9.0
    Apr 1, 2021
  38. WAR ROBOTS 6.8
    Feb 18, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  39. WAR ROBOTS 6.7
    Dec 23, 2020
  40. WAR ROBOTS 6.6
    Nov 10, 2020significant · resets scoring window

…and 22 earlier patch announcements.