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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 397 sampled Steam reviews (348 positive / 49 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing25% mention it
- World & exploration11% mention it
- Combat11% mention it
- Visuals & art7% mention it
- Grind & repetition7% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing31% mention it
- Combat16% mention it
- Grind & repetition14% mention it
- Bugs & crashes10% mention it
- Visuals & art8% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
68%
34 reviews
5-15h
87%
54 reviews
15-40h
89%
105 reviews
40-100h
87%
118 reviews
100h+
95%
86 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.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 84 | 41 |
| Creator reviews (3 tracked) | – | 86 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 89% | 83 | 1274 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 86% | 79 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 26, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 17625 total reviews in window · weighted 243.7 up / 34.4 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (167)
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.
- 90
“Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is the largest and most complex game in the series. In terms of scale, structure and possibilities it can be compared with Skyrim, and it's just wonderful.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“An exciting adventure full of surprises, secrets and interesting stories. Another successful experiment from Ubisoft.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“There's plenty of power and glory to be had in Odyssey. This is a vast swords-and-sandals epic that's rendered in the finest of details, and there's little else like it. Seeing it through to conclusion, however, has a major cost: your money or your patience.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“I enjoyed my trip to Greece in an incredible way and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, even though it's the eleventh installment in the series, still has plenty to surprise me. The amazing story and interesting gameplay elements in the end are only hampered by the repetitiveness of the missions and the not-quite-finished gameplay. For fans, Odyssey is a must-have, and it must be added that the time spent in the game surpasses all previous Assassin's Creed titles. The game is extremely catchy and entertaining, and I'm always happy to return to the title feeling that the conversations with Socrates still have something to give me.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Ubisoft has delivered a superior RPG and done so by completely revolutionising Assassin's Creed. With Odyssey any fan of RPGs, the Creed, or great games in general will be handsomely rewarded.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Assassin's Creed Odyssey is an enjoyable romp through Ancient Greece. Its changes are both subtle and sweeping and they come together to make one of the best entries in the franchise since Assassin's Creed 2 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Odyssey is no doubt the biggest game in the Assassin's Creed series, and could easily be considered the best one. Unfortunately the efforts to reshape an action game into an RPG were only partially successful. Ubisoft already checked off everything from a great atmosphere and a gigantic map to some cool gameplay mechanics, but narration and moral choices still do not deliver, Witcher 3 is still miles ahead.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“While Odyssey is not the perfect package, it offers so much to newcomers and veterans of the series and was the reboot Origins should have been.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“As an Assassin's Creed it turns Origins from an outlier into the start of the new status quo, sacrificing a bit of its identity in order to bring it more in line with Ubisoft's other open world games. It still captures much of what makes these games special, though, from the historical setting, to the dynamic action, to one of the few stealth combat systems that isn't too slow or frustrating to enjoy. Embark on this journey with confidence, but be prepared to lose a lot of your free time along the way.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Ubisoft Quebec should be really proud of this one. They’ve taken the fun mechanics from previous Assassin’s Creed titles and evolved them and brought them all together in a world that is as beautiful as it is massive. If you were a fan of last years’ Origins you should definitely check this out. Even with it’s pacing issues and scattered bugs, when everything comes together it feels like this could easily be the best Assassin’s Creed title to date.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Overall, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gets a 7/10, it is an enjoyable experience that lets you explore, grind and complete objectives for hours on end. Disappointingly it has strayed so far from the core aspect of AC, which was being an assassin with the implementation of levelled kills, forcing you to engage with combat over and over again. Vistas are beautiful, with a surprisingly good female lead, while the male lead falls far behind.”
read full review ↗ - 70
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Patch history
- Get 25% OFF Assassin’s Creed Shadows now!Jun 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Installer updateMar 28, 2023
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 1.3.0 Patch NotesMay 23, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Title Update 1.1.3Jan 16, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Patch Notes 1.1.0 + 1.1.1Nov 30, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 1.0.7 Patch NotesNov 15, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 1.0.6 Patch NotesNov 2, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Patch 1.0.5Oct 22, 2018