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Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

Lyra Creative · released Nov 6, 2025

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategyPC

Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
88
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch 1.1.0 - VR, Bug Fixes, Development Phase Change” (3mo ago)

88%
At launch
97%
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 reviews97%92677
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)98%9471
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.3, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 1,354 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 (Jun 3, 2026) · 66 reviews sampled · 71 total reviews in window · weighted 52.2 up / 0.9 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Patch 1.1.1 - Summer Fixes & Improvements
    Aug 18, 2026
  2. Patch 1.1.0 - VR, Bug Fixes, Development Phase Change
    Jun 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Patch 1.0.84 - Mercury "Game Over's", Apollo fixes, bug fixes
    May 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Patch 1.0.51 - CM Housekeeping lesson, GDC Align, CO2, bug fixes + 1.0.54 hotfix
    Mar 12, 2026
  5. Patch 1.0.42 - Content and Bug Fixes, CM Battery Charger
    Feb 26, 2026
  6. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.41 - Gravity Engine version update
    Feb 9, 2026
  7. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.30 - Checklist search, Academy fixes, Systems
    Jan 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.29 - Bug fixes
    Jan 5, 2026
  9. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.21 - Bug fixes, Memory footprint, Apollo fixes
    Dec 8, 2025
  10. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.18 - Bug fixes, VR updates, Gemini cockpit fixes
    Dec 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Patch 1.0.14 - Hot Fix: Time Scale fixes
    Nov 22, 2025
  12. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.12 - Landing Time Scale, Gemini EVA, Save States
    Nov 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. Patch 1.0.8 - Hot Fix: Mercury F2 dev-camera reference removed
    Nov 15, 2025
  14. Reentry has been updated to 1.0.7 - Launch-day and bug fixes
    Nov 14, 2025
  15. Reentry has been patched to 1.0.6 - Upgraded to Unity 6.2
    Nov 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Liftoff - REENTRY hits 1.0 and has left Early Access!
    Nov 7, 2025
  17. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.95 - Crash logging, diagnostics, preparations
    Nov 6, 2025
  18. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.94 - Stability, LM Yaw, Mission & Typo Fixes
    Nov 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  19. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.93 - Errata, Lens Flare Toggle
    Nov 2, 2025
  20. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.92 - Bug Fixing, Retro Plumes, Content Fixes
    Oct 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  21. The REENTRY 1.0 Launch Date!
    Oct 29, 2025
  22. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.91 - Unity Engine, Missions, Launch Areas
    Oct 27, 2025
  23. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.90 - Entry Guidance, Gemini Docking, Missions
    Oct 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  24. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.89 - Rendering, Bug Fixes
    Oct 6, 2025
  25. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.88 - Sound Design, Engine Plume test. bug fixes
    Oct 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. The 1.0 launch window!
    Oct 1, 2025
  27. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.87 - Gemini Ascent, Academy Exams, Storage
    Sep 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.86 - Gemini Rendezvous, CSM Fuel Balancing
    Sep 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.85 - Gemini, Academy, game storage fixes
    Sep 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  30. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.84 - Better Academy, Quality-of-life, Fixes
    Sep 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  31. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.83 - CM ECS lesson fixes, Retroburn Planner fix
    Sep 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  32. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.82 - Retro planning, Fuel Balance, Improvements
    Sep 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  33. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.81 - Gemini Performance, Agena Undocking, VR
    Aug 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  34. Reentry has been updated to 0.99.80 - Major Engine Update (Unity 2022 -> 6.1)
    Jul 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  35. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.79 - Checklist Bookmarks, Bug Fixes
    Jun 29, 2025
  36. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.78 - Attitude control, Bug fixes
    Jun 12, 2025
  37. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.77 - Trans-Lunar Injection fixes
    Jun 3, 2025
  38. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.75 - Gemini/Agena undocking, Mercury EPS, VR
    May 21, 2025
  39. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.68 - PAD autoplotting, slow mode, bug fixes
    Apr 29, 2025
  40. Reentry has been patched to 0.99.67 - Attitude control, RPY-calc, IMU fixes
    Apr 14, 2025

…and 58 earlier patch announcements.