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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 302 sampled Steam reviews (228 positive / 74 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing16% mention it
- World & exploration5% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Bugs & crashes19% mention it
- Story & writing15% mention it
- Grind & repetition15% mention it
- Difficulty & balance9% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
49%
71 reviews
5-15h
76%
89 reviews
15-40h
89%
88 reviews
40-100h
88%
40 reviews
100h+
86%
14 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) | – | 79 | 25 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 85% | 78 | 1007 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 77 | 37 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 80% | 74 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Sep 3, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 27727 total reviews in window · weighted 162.9 up / 34.2 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (47)
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.
- 85
“Green Hell is no walk in the park and that's exactly what makes it an excellent survival game. The game can go wrong at any moment and death is always close at hand. This will force you to fully concentrate and thoroughly enjoy the gaming experience this title offers. Not to mention the beautiful graphics of the surroundings that you will fall in love with.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Green Hell is a brutally tough, deep and satisfying open-world survival sim. It suffers from the same inherent repetition and often infuriating difficulty as most other examples of its genre, but these are problems offset here by satisfying crafting and construction systems, clever smartwatch and body inspection elements and a story mode that easily trumps the vast majority of offerings we've come across in a survival sim. If you can make peace with the Switch's graphical downgrade, missing multiplayer aspect and some minor control issues, what's here is sure to satiate any cravings you may have for some seriously tough survival sim shenanigans.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Green Hell is a hardcore survival that will give you the atmosphere of wandering and surviving harsh Amazon jungle, all while posing an intriguing story to lead you onwards. Even though it does not possess multiplayer and suffers by being an average survival game in many regards, it will provide you with a few hours of quality fun, especially at this price range.”
read full review ↗ - 67
“My history with survival games has always been hot and cold...”
read full review ↗ - 80
“If you have played the likes of Subnautica and The Forest, Green Hell: Spirits of Amazonia is undeniably worth checking out. As for existing Green Hell players, it would be a complete no-brainer to miss out on this freebie. While the story can be a bit of a mixed bag when compared to the original campaign, the great sense of exploration and survivability still remains intact at its core. As for newcomers, if you are a fan of survival games and looking for an intense and challenging experience, look no further than this”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Green Hell at times struggles to tread the fine line between realism and fun, but still offers a solid hardcore survival experience.”
read full review ↗ - 73
“Green Hell is a good survival game that poses a challenge to our ingenuity, in which we will have to make use of our intuition to survive in an Amazon accessible to all types of players, with a solid gameplay, a correct graphic section and some other visual and performance failure that does not affect the entire set.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Though full of frustrating elements, like snakes and leeches, Green Hell has some incredibly memorable elements that tie well together with the lush forest and oppressive weather effects. Though the UI aspect of crafting is a bit off-putting, the organizational aspects are interesting, engaging, and immersive and lend well to the overall experience that Green Hell provides you with. While veteran survival players may only spend a dozen or so hours in the game, Green Hell’s approachability, storytelling, and immersively gorgeous graphical fidelity make it one of the most accessible and forgiving survival titles of today.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Green Hell is generally a good game. The fight could be better realized, as could physics. However, the game has to offer an interesting storyline, well-dedicated jungle atmosphere, successful music and decent graphics. There were bugs, and the gameplay could be more extensive.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Green Hell is a survival game set in the Amazon jungle. You must meet with a tribe and find clues to remember why you've come to them. What will you uncover as you stalk through the South American jungle?”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Green Hell is a surprisingly great game which has exceptional depth in its mechanics, an immaculately detailed and immersive world to explore (and die in), with a story that has absolutely no right to be as fantastic and deep as it is. With a wealth of options in modes and difficulty settings, wannabe survivalists will be hard pressed to find a deeper, more rewarding experience. Despite some minor technical flaws and a punishing opening, Green Hell is a game fully deserving of your time and investment.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Unique survival game with some amusing elements, just with too small Amazonian rainforest and low replayability.”
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Patch history
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.9.5 is live now!Feb 4, 2026
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.9.4 is live now!Oct 9, 2025
- StarRupture: Developer Update - June '25Jun 26, 2025
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.9.1 is live now!Sep 9, 2024
- Free Update #21 - Decorations | Available Now!Sep 3, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Free Update #20 - Anteater | Available Now!Apr 17, 2024
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.7.2 is live now!Feb 15, 2024
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.7.1 is live now!Feb 12, 2024
- Update #19 - Flamekeeper | Available Now!Jan 23, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.6.2 is live now!Dec 19, 2023
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.6.1 is live now!Dec 7, 2023
- Update #18 - Fortifications | Available nowDec 6, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.5.2 is live now!Sep 13, 2023
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.5.1 is live now!Sep 11, 2023
- Storage & Transportation Update is out now!Aug 28, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Pre-Update Beta Update!Aug 11, 2023
- Pre Update Beta of the Storage & Transportation Update is live now!Jul 7, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- 4.5 million Adventurers!May 31, 2023
- Hotfix Patch: V 2.4.3 is live now!May 23, 2023
- Hotfix Patch: V.2.4.2 is live now!Feb 21, 2023
- Hotfix Patch: V.2.4.1 is live now!Jan 26, 2023
- Building Update is out now!Jan 23, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Pre Update Beta of the Building Update is live now!Dec 19, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- The new Name Your Pet Update 2.3.5 is available now!Oct 4, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- New Hotfix v.2.3.4 is live now!Sep 14, 2022
- New Hotfix v.2.3.2 is live now!Aug 29, 2022
- New Hotfix v.2.3.1 is live now!Aug 8, 2022
- Animal Husbandry update is out now!Aug 1, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Patch v2.2.2 Hotfix NotesApr 13, 2022
- Patch v2.2.1 Hotfix NotesMar 31, 2022
- Patch v2.1.8 Hotfix NotesDec 21, 2021
- Patch v2.1.7 Hotfix NotesDec 10, 2021
- Patch V2.1.6 is live now!Dec 9, 2021
- Patch V.2.1.5 Hotfix NotesNov 22, 2021
- Patch V.2.1.4 NotesNov 16, 2021significant · resets scoring window
…and 7 earlier patch announcements.