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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) | – | 70 | 6 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 82% | 76 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 65% | 63 | 74 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (May 7, 2026) · 74 reviews sampled · 68 total reviews in window · weighted 29.9 up / 16.4 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (12)
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.
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“Project Winter is a great game concept that you can clearly see how the game is supposed to work. Yet the game was ruined by bad lobbies and awful players. While this is not the game's fault on its own but rather its player based Project Winter is a game that can't really be recommend you go out and purchase, unless you have four other friends that want to play with you. As a solo experience, there are much more enjoyable multiplayer games you can jump into on Nintendo Switch.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The combination of simple, colorful graphics, a captivating soundtrack, and a clear objective, reaching the helicopter, makes the game feel almost unnaturally smooth. Some might say that Project Winter can’t be a bad game, but unfortunately, the occasional hostility among players is something not everyone can get behind. However, if you have a group of friends and want to play with them, this is the perfect game, because you can troll each other and help one another for hours on end.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“But those brilliant moments, like the one where we played three matches in a row with someone named Malo, who was kind enough to show us the ropes and protect us only to have us betray his trust and murder him at the end, were priceless.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“Project Winter is an excellent title for those who love this type of multiplayer games, which also thanks to the Game Pass will really provide many hours of fun in the company of friends or strangers. The games are varied and fun thanks above all to the need to interpret, even vocally, one's characters and having to conceal one's identity when one is a traitor. Given the presence in the Game Pass and the non-prohibitive price, I absolutely recommend everyone to give this product a chance. In our hours of testing, mainly played with foreign players who played on PC, we really got to see a myriad of fun and satisfying situations, and also to insult ourselves a little, because we know that when there are betrayals involved, even if in the game, you have to be careful not to ruin friendships (obviously, I’m joking).”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Project Winter is a solid, enjoyable multiplayer experience. Its blend of survival and social deception is executed largely well, and though its various mechanics can often pile on top of each other to overwhelm the player, when all of them are working in harmony, it's hard not to have fun.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Project Winter is a challenging social strategy game with an interesting setting and engaging gameplay. Players who enjoy other social deduction games like Among Us would likely enjoy the fast paced, PVP elements and careful teamwork that is required to succeed during a round. The integration of survival mechanics in Project Winter adds another layer of peril to what it will take players to survive, making escape from the wilderness rewarding for Survivors, and defeat of opponents gratifying for Traitors.”
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“By blending social deduction with survival mechanics Other Ocean has successfully avoided any Among Us clone accusations. Regardless of my tempered enthusiasm from Day One DLC and some polish concerns, Project Winter is a well-devised game that can lead to moments of intense distrust and cooperation few online games can equal.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Overall Project Winter is a fun community-based game. It is a simple and engaging survival challenge that will test all of your skills. If you want to talk to strangers, work as a team, and trick people then you will love Project Winter.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Project Winter is a fun, well-thought-out and aesthetically pleasing survival-cooperative. The playful formula is evidently fished out with the intent to ride the Phenomenon Among Us, and the hope is probably to be able to re-propose even just part of the success. Other Ocean's work, however, strives to put something distinctive on it by combining the mountain setting and the adversities of winter with a playful survival matrix that lends itself effectively to masked cooperation between players. The games like and last the right, net of a balance to be refined in some aspects and servers that we hope will be peopleed with a little more conviction.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Project Winter offers us a new frontier in the traitor genre, adding survival and crafting mechanisms that give it a certain playable depth. In turn, this union of genders is what prevents it from developing further and not ending up opting for either of the two. Luckily, it is quite a fun game, with a lot of content and full of players.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Project Winter looks and plays really well. The in-game comms system has a quite different sound design than we are used to these days, and hearing your companions voices fade out as the distance between you grows can induce some mild panic. The game has plenty of depth and detail to make it far more than a one-dimensional experience and is all about team work and communication. This is certainly a great game to play with friends and even people that you do not know as it will not matter so much when you fall out once their treachery and dishonesty becomes apparent. This is not the “Among Us” clone you suspected after all, and I’ve come away impressed with whats on offer here. Unique and surprisingly deep, Project Winter is definitely something you should add to your download queue.”
read full review ↗ - 82
“Project Winter is a fresh and exciting videogame that could easily become a representative of the genre.”
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- Store and UI UpdateMay 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Housekeeping UpdateNov 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is Live!Sep 18, 2025
- Into the Bunker UpdateSep 10, 2025
- Relax Or Die UpdateAug 12, 2025
- The Battle Of The Bands UpdateJul 17, 2025
- Magic Season Update!May 26, 2025
- 2025 Roadmap UpdateMar 13, 2025
- Wilderness Wardrobe UpdateSep 3, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Beware Lamps Update!Jul 9, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Time For Cake UpdateMay 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- The Egg Hunt UpdateApr 2, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Cupid's Chaos UpdateFeb 12, 2024
- Ghosts of Winter - Part 1Dec 15, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Ye Olde Halloween UpdateOct 25, 2023
- Summer Housekeeping UpdateAug 11, 2023
- Where's Gondolo UpdateApr 27, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Speak The Truth UpdateFeb 9, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Up to Snow Good UpdateDec 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Power Balance: Vol 2 UpdateNov 17, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Spooktober 2022 UpdateOct 24, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Power Balance: Vol 1 UpdateSep 22, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Arming For TruthAug 8, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- June Housekeeping Update: Loud and ClearJun 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Thunder PressureMay 5, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Save Our SurvivorsMar 28, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Timing is EverythingFeb 14, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- 'Tis the Treason - Project Winter December Update!Dec 16, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- November Housekeeping UpdateNov 8, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Deception Runs Deep UpdateSep 15, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Change AheadAug 16, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Community Service UpdateJun 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Role RevivalMay 20, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Elevate Your BetrayalMar 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- January Housekeeping UpdateJan 13, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- December Housekeeping UpdateDec 16, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- November Housekeeping UpdateNov 18, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Back to Basics UpdateOct 21, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- We're Still Listening!Sep 16, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Feature Feedback Roundup #2Aug 17, 2020