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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) | – | 88 | 77 |
| Creator reviews (5 tracked) | – | 88 | 4 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 93% | 87 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 91% | 85 | 71 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 203 reviews sampled · 186 total reviews in window · weighted 157.6 up / 15.2 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (135)
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.
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“Death's Door is a fun and unique action-adventure game with appealing scenery and music. You can pick it up and play on the go, and although the controls require skill, it's easy to master.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Death’s Door is not only a fun Zelda-like adventure game, but a very well-polished one on top of that. Fluid combat, tight controls, plenty of exploration, it has all the basics on lock.”
read full review ↗ - 90
- 80
“Death's Door have a great look, great sound, and a great story about sweet embrace of death, which all culminates into one cozy adventure. Digital Devolver comes back with another gem on their hands, and we can't wait to see what Acid Nerve can make next.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Wondrous game with a sincere, bittersweet story, charming characters, and incredibly emotional soundtrack.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Death’s Door is a modern classic, utilizing old gameplay ideas in a new setting to make for a short and sweet experience you won’t want to miss.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Death's Door is all around professional. It's incredibly polished, well crafted with sound mechanics, and for the most part, it's a blast to play. I just wish the game surprised me more often. I wish it had something new to say, something different to offer. Everything else is so damned good and I don't want to come off as negative at all. I just felt that this great game was a few pieces away from being an all-time classic. Either way, it's easy to recommend spending some time knocking on Death's Door.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Death's Door is unquestionably an adventure that deserves attention.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“It doesn't skimp on challenging action or a satisfying story, but it also doesn't expect us to devote dozens of hours to it. You can reach the end of the story in less than eight hours-roughly as long as the original Legend of Zelda. Its end is neither sudden and unexpected, nor long and drawn-out. If only we can all embrace our own end as gracefully as Death's Door does.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Death's Door is a charming and strikingly beautiful game with fast paced and challenging combat, albeit with some shortcomings that drag it down a bit.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Death’s Door absolutely deserves all of the praise I’ve been hearing about over the last few months. It’s a gorgeous game that has an interesting premise and is really well paced, allowing you to complete the main story in around 8 hours and not overstaying it’s welcome at any point. Now that it’s on more platforms than ever, you really have no reason not to check it out. Death’s Door can certainly stand alongside any of the biggest games of the year when it comes to overall fun and quality and will no doubt win plenty of awards as we head into awards season.”
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Fintendo
GameMAG
3DNews
Nintendo Life
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Seasoned Gaming
Paste Magazine
Fun Factor
ani-game.com…and 123 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Minor Fixes - Oct 5thOct 5, 2021
- Rumble, options changes, and general fixes - 15 SeptemberSep 15, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix - August 6Aug 6, 2021
- Optimisations and minor bug fixes - 6 AugustAug 6, 2021
- Hotfix - 2 AugustAug 2, 2021
- Controller update and bug fixes - 2 AugustAug 2, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Bug Fixes - July 28Jul 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Bug fixes - July 26Jul 26, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Rollback - July 24Jul 24, 2021
- Controller Input - July 24Jul 24, 2021
- Minor additional fix - July 23Jul 23, 2021
- Bugfixes - 23 JulyJul 23, 2021