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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 298 sampled Steam reviews (260 positive / 38 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing34% mention it
- Music & audio11% mention it
- Difficulty & balance5% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing66% mention it
- Music & audio29% mention it
- Grind & repetition13% mention it
- Difficulty & balance11% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
78%
134 reviews
5-15h
94%
148 reviews
15-40h
100%
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 (Metacritic) | – | – | 0 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 96% | 91 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 89% | 83 | 51 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.7, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 33,913 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 147 reviews sampled · 121 total reviews in window · weighted 79.5 up / 9.4 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (1)
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.
- 70
“Unheard - Voices of Crime Edition is a puzzle/adventure game with a unique concept: listening to testimonials and watching videos and solving crimes based on what has been heard and watched. It's an accessible and simple concept that sustains a satisfying experience with an amazing audio quality, even if nonetheless it feels rather short, and the overarching plot is quite limited. ”
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Patch history
- Japanese Patch - Known issuesFeb 23, 2023
- Game Update – Japanese Localization!Feb 20, 2023
- Game Update - April 13Apr 13, 2020
- Game Update - April 1Apr 1, 2020
- Game Update - August 21Jan 21, 2020
- Game Update - September 24Sep 24, 2019
- Game Update (DLC) - August 16Aug 16, 2019
- Game Update (DLC) - August 15Aug 15, 2019
- Game Update - July 1 (macOS)Jul 1, 2019
- Game Update (DLC) - June 28Jun 28, 2019
- Game Update (DLC) - June 21Jun 21, 2019
- Game Update - May 23May 23, 2019
- Game Update - April 19Apr 19, 2019
- A letter to All Players-2019.4.4Apr 4, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Game Update - April 4Apr 4, 2019
- Game Update - March 30Mar 30, 2019
