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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) | – | 76 | 25 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 82% | 76 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 66% | 64 | 2179 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jan 15, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 2179 total reviews in window · weighted 161.1 up / 68.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (28)
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.
- 80
“Gloomhaven is a highly successful digital adaptation of the globally popular and acclaimed board game. The game offers hours of mental challenges with a sophisticated combat system and fairly interesting stories and objectives for each mercenary. However, the Guildmaster mode is clearly the standout feature of the video game, as it has a more dynamic pace compared to the classic campaign, especially since fatigue sets in over time, as the vast number of missions eventually becomes repetitive. As a board game adaptation, you’ll likely enjoy the game more in a relaxed atmosphere with friends in co-op mode than by trying to rush through it.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Gloomhaven's gameplay is deeply challenging and dense, and it almost always manages to provide a satisfying payoff in equal measure if you are able to look past its menus and control flaws (and can stomach its load times on Switch). It isn't for the faint of heart, but those who stick with its complex, card-centric tactical gameplay will find a great strategy game.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Gloomhaven offers hours of mental challenges with a sophisticated battle system.”
read full review ↗ - 68
“While you get a sense of the depth and excellence of the table-top game that it adapts, digitally Gloomhaven is a bit of a mess”
read full review ↗ - 90
“A high-quality adaptation of the board game with plenty of content and rich replayability.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“undefined.The common Gloomhaven community standard is to keep things secret - particularly the per-map side quests, which the game only reveals at the end of the map - so the Switch is fundamentally a great platform to play the digital version on. It can kill a lot of time; each map takes about 45 minutes to an hour, even with or perhaps because I was playing with someone who knew how to manipulate the AI. But I never felt the game dragged at all, and would vastly prefer this digital copy to having to schlep around something bigger than every game console I've ever owned.”
read full review ↗ - 65
“Gloomhaven was a tough one to review not because the game itself is bad, despite feeling clunky to navigate using a controller; no, it’s just after playing for many hours I realized that it’s just not for me. Its systems are deep and allow some great tactical plays to happen. The game allows for players to enjoy with four of their friends but much to my chagrin it doesn’t have a quickmatch function; so sadly, I was playing solo. I think with friends this would be more fun, just like playing a session of D&D is more of a blast with friends. I would recommend this version for those like me who were intrigued with the board game but just know that Gloomhaven is not for the timid.”
read full review ↗ - 85
- 90
“Gloomhaven proved to be a very unique experience. At times difficult and frustrating. Yet built to be inviting through its accessibility and forgiving through its design, those interested in crawling through its immense amount of content are sure to enjoy what it brings to the table.”
read full review ↗ - 87
“It's still one of the best dungeon crawlers ever made, but now it's on PC.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The console release of Gloomhaven continues the trend of making it one of the best board game-to-video game adaptations out there, and there are a lot of deep combat mechanics for players to sink their teeth into. Inconsistencies in the interface and being balanced around multiplayer are the only real downsides to Gloomhaven on the PS5.”
read full review ↗ - 66
“The conversion from tabletop to video game seems somewhat successful, and I can see how the board game has been broken down and reconfigured as a successful interactive gaming package. While it was repetitive in places I could undoubtedly see teams of four cooperating and having a joyfully fun experience throughout the realms of Gloomhaven.”
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Gaming Professors
Nintendo Life
RPGamer
Nindie Spotlight
NintendoWorldReport
ZTGD
Games Freezer
Turn Based Lovers
PC Gamer
GamingBolt
GBAtemp…and 16 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Patch Notes v. 1.1.8307.0Jan 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix v1.1.7967.0Nov 24, 2023
- Patch Notes v1.1.7944.0Nov 22, 2023
- Update v. 1.1.7560.0Oct 31, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix v.1.0.7413.0 for PCOct 17, 2023
- Hotfix v.1.0.7321.0 for PCOct 6, 2023
- Hotfix v. 1.0.7258.0 for PCSep 28, 2023
- Hotfix v.1.0.7197.0 for PCSep 22, 2023
- Hotfix v.1.0.7149.0 for PCSep 20, 2023
- MAJOR UPDATE & NEW FEATURESSep 18, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Some news about the console port and PC version!May 3, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- v.27992 UpdateJul 28, 2022
- V.27969 UpdateJul 6, 2022
- V.27958 UpdateJul 4, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- v.27940 UpdateJul 1, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- V.27918 UpdateJun 30, 2022
- V.27913 UpdateJun 29, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- v.27897 UpdateJun 28, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- V.27883 UpdateJun 27, 2022
- V.27862 UpdateJun 24, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- V.27813 UpdateJun 22, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- V.27426 UpdateMay 29, 2022
- V.27372 UpdateMay 26, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- V.27328 UpdateMay 22, 2022
- v.27318 UpdateMay 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- v.27284 UpdateMay 18, 2022
- v.27272May 17, 2022
- v.27266 UpdateMay 16, 2022
- v.27253 UpdateMay 16, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- v.27128 UpdateMay 10, 2022
- v.27088 UpdateMay 9, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- v.26154 UpdateMar 24, 2022
- V.26096 UpdateMar 22, 2022
- v.26086 UpdateMar 18, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- v.24767 UpdateJan 10, 2022
- Quality of Life Update & Steam AchievementsDec 20, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- MacOS Release & Development UpdateNov 25, 2021
- v. 24287 UpdateNov 22, 2021
- NEW DIFFICULTY MODESNov 16, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- V.23992 UpdateOct 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
…and 32 earlier patch announcements.