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ARMORED HEAD

ARMORED HEAD

Egor Rezenov · released Jul 30, 2020

ActionAdventureIndiePC

ARMORED HEAD is a miniature shooter, where all the action takes place in one arena. The main character is a gladiator who fights against his opponents in pursuit of the grand prize.

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Update 1.71” (1y ago)

89%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
98%
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%94647
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)98%93208
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 92.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,301 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 (Nov 15, 2024) · 196 reviews sampled · 208 total reviews in window · weighted 79.9 up / 2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

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.

  • 70
    trust 53Sep 8, 2020

    Armored Head is a highly enjoyable romp of non-stop robo-violence that will make for a fun and memorable afternoon or two. It doesn't set the world on fire, but it knows exactly what it wants to be and achieves that goal perfectly.

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Patch history

  1. Update 1.734
    Oct 20, 2025
  2. Update 1.73
    Dec 3, 2024
  3. Update 1.72
    Nov 24, 2024
  4. Update 1.71
    Nov 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  5. Update 1.702
    May 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  6. Update 1.7
    Feb 3, 2024
  7. Update 1.687 Fixes
    Jan 28, 2024
  8. Update 1.669
    May 21, 2023
  9. Update 1.667
    Apr 23, 2023
  10. Update 1.663
    Feb 25, 2023
  11. Update 1.662
    Feb 23, 2023
  12. Update 1.65
    Jun 5, 2022
  13. Update 1.62
    Apr 28, 2022
  14. Update 1.61
    Feb 22, 2022
  15. Update 1.604
    Feb 17, 2022
  16. Update 1.6
    Feb 14, 2022
  17. Update 1.58
    Dec 26, 2021
  18. Update 1.51
    Jul 11, 2021
  19. Update 1.5
    Jul 6, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  20. Update 1.45
    Feb 8, 2021
  21. Update 1.44
    Dec 18, 2020
  22. Update 1.432
    Dec 12, 2020
  23. Update 1.42
    Nov 26, 2020
  24. Update 1.35
    Nov 1, 2020
  25. Update 1.18
    Sep 9, 2020
  26. Update 1.17
    Sep 4, 2020
  27. Update 1.16
    Aug 13, 2020
  28. Update 1.15
    Aug 9, 2020
  29. Update 1.14
    Aug 9, 2020
  30. Update 1.10
    Aug 5, 2020
  31. Update 1.09
    Aug 4, 2020
  32. Update 1.08
    Aug 2, 2020
  33. Update 1.07
    Aug 1, 2020