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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 334 sampled Steam reviews (267 positive / 67 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing41% mention it
- Controls & UI14% mention it
- Visuals & art5% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing42% mention it
- Controls & UI42% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
61%
74 reviews
5-15h
84%
209 reviews
15-40h
94%
47 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) | – | 71 | 22 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 88% | 81 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 85% | 79 | 443 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 1265 total reviews in window · weighted 206.1 up / 29.2 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (35)
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.
- 40
“While the story may be interesting at times, the sheer weight of the game’s writing issues really bring down the experience. From the heavy reliance on plot conveniences to the overly ambitious nature of the game’s storyline, there’s simply too many issues to warrant recommending it. It may have gotten a gameplay upgrade over Heavy Rain, but unfortunately that’s not enough to carry the story.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“The original Beyond: Two Souls was an interactive drama with a severely inconsistent level of quality when it came to gameplay and storytelling, and completely consistent when it came to its stunning audio-visuals. This new version, is still an interactive drama with a severely inconsistent level of quality when it comes to gameplay and storytelling, and even better in regards to how it looks and sounds. Any reason to try it out now? Only if you haven't done so before, as the remaster is a bit of a poor one to warrant a second purchase.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Beyond: Two Souls is strange game that isn't quite sure what it wants to be. There are moments where the title pushes boundaries and attempts things that most developers wouldn't even care to try, but the plotting is uneven and the more touching sequences are undone by prolonged periods of outright idiocy. Ellen Page is excellent throughout and the presentation is staggering on the PS4, it's just best to know what you're getting into before venturing headfirst into the Infraworld.”
read full review ↗ - 68
“Heavy Rain is perfect game as a PlayStation 3 classic. And now PC port looks good and works smoothly.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Beyond: Two Souls was a great narrative driven experience that plays beautifully on the PC platform as a definitive release.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“David Cage's best "interactive drama" experiment to date comes to PS4 in better shape than ever.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Beyond: Two Souls is a beautifully rendered and emotionally charged narrative that makes you feel like it knows you're there.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“The visuals still impress, but for a game obsessed with storytelling at all costs the dopey plot and underwritten characters in no way make up for the lack of gameplay.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“When I finished the game I can happily say I was satisfied with the story and liked how different endings are depending on choices, the game ended up taking me around 10 hours to complete which isn't that long but again I was satisfied with what I got in the end. I also thought the voice and graphics were of high quality. I did have a few problems with the game but I still think that Beyond is worth trying maybe when it drops down in price or give it a rental.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Beyond Two souls is the same as the PS4 version. It thus magnifies the narration with a technical outcome that amplifies everything. More graceful than ever, this port offers its most beautiful version here. As a classic, Beyond Two Souls is now part of the history of video games.”
read full review ↗ - 50
“A heavily uneven story, with generally fine performances, and a perfectly serviceable set of mechanics to go with some pretty damn fine visuals. Beyond is often meandering and lunk-headed, but it has moments of magic that make it an enjoyable enough way to spend a few hours if you can persevere through its failings.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Beyond: Two Souls is an interactive drama action-adventure with painfully inept writing. Ellen Page's top-notch acting can only carry it so far until it falls apart in a terminally inane climax.”
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Patch history
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