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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) | – | 73 | 9 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 73% | 69 | 963 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 69% | 66 | 300 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 15, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 241 total reviews in window · weighted 133.9 up / 60.9 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (9)
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.
- 60
“Honey, I Joined a Cult is a good tycoon game that really puts you in the chair for a long time. We can only hope that the developers don't give up on it and add more additional content. This title has a real potential to catch up with much better games, such as the aforementioned Prison Architect.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Honey, I Joined a Cult has multiple components, and they all work well together. Its customization options add a layer of replayability that isn't often found in management sims. However, it the well will run dry for some.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“While it may not appear as glamorous as Scientology, Honey, I Joined a Cult is deceptively addictive. Its alluring capacity to let you micro-manage down to the tiniest detail, its swathe of customisable components, and its cheeky writing will leave you obsessed and indoctrinated (if only for a few hours). It takes a fair amount of grinding to build up a cult worth following, but those with the patience to stick around will find a decent amount of management-sim goodness to worship here.”
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“Basically a good, traditional management strategy, with decent community development, but it starts to become stereotyped quite quickly and you can miss some more excitement and gradation. Basically, the threat is negligible, a little skill is enough and everything works without any major problems.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“There’s a lot of potential here, but I think this game is missing something and didn’t provide the reward or payoff I was hoping for, despite its promising premise.”
read full review ↗ - 72
“A nice idea for a management sim that is partly hindered by a too much guided gameplay and a distinctive lack of originality in the basic gameplay.”
read full review ↗ - 71
“You spend a lot of time earning cultists and belief here. The main issue is that my cult is boring.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Honey, I Joined a Cult deploys the same cynicism already seen in Cult of the Lamb to decline it in a totally managerial sauce, and it does so with great success.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Every good cult member knows how it is always better to be the one ringing the bell than it is to be the one opening the door. In this way Honey, I Joined a Cult opens the way forward to a wonderfully engrossing management sim with more gameplay options than it rightfully ought to have. Even though it does not bring much new gameplay to the table, it offers enough through engrossing management and a brilliant 70s aesthetic to keep players engaged for hours of addictive play.”
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VamersPatch history
- New Patch live for Honey, I Joined a Cult!Jul 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Incoming Patch (and further content tease)Jul 5, 2024
- Patch Notes - v1.0.109Nov 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix – V1.0.006Nov 7, 2022
- Honey, I Joined A Cult V1.0 Out now in full launch!Nov 3, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- 1 Day until V1.0!Nov 2, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- V1.0 Update Preview - Difficulty Options incl. Sandbox PlaystyleOct 25, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Honey I Joined A Cult v1.0 Release DateSep 22, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Patch notes v0.6.104Aug 25, 2022
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Peace & Love update Out now!Aug 2, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Easter Update Patch Notes!Apr 13, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Futurist Update Out now!Mar 31, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Update 2 news!Mar 25, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Patch notes v0.4.069Jan 20, 2022
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Update 1 Out now!Dec 15, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Update 1 new features!Dec 14, 2021
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Update 1 news!Dec 10, 2021
- Steam Autumn Sale and Christmas update news!Nov 24, 2021
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Spooky Halloween Update!Oct 28, 2021
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Patch Notes v0.3.041Oct 20, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Honey, I Joined A Cult Patch NotesSep 28, 2021
- New Public Test Branch!Sep 22, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix - Version 0.3.029 (Patch Notes)Sep 16, 2021
- Satanist Militarist or Futurist Pacifist? HIJAC Dev Log #3Aug 6, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Dev Log #1 - HIJAC's First Regular Monthly Update!Jun 15, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Technical Update - Game OptimisationMay 31, 2019
- Alpha Build UpdateAug 22, 2018significant · resets scoring window