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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) | – | 75 | 12 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 79% | 73 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 82% | 76 | 300 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Apr 16, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 56 total reviews in window · weighted 60.2 up / 12.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (17)
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.
- 80
“In order to keep things fresh developers have a constant challenge to mix and match genres and play styles in new ways...”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Legend of Keepers is a fairly engrossing game with a simple yet fun gameplay loop and glorious gory pixelart.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“'Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager' is a dungeon defense game that combines Roguelite, Deck-building and strategic element. It also has random element too. So as a result, the very unique type of game was born.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Legend of Keepers released into early access a little over a year ago, and I liked it. The final version is even better; whenever you see the name Goblinz Studio, you know that regardless of whether they developed or published the game, it’s all about numerous interlocking, straightforward mechanics from which a great deal of complexity can arise. Legend of Keepers is perhaps the best example of this to date.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Flipping the dungeon raid on its head, Legend of Keepers is a roguelike-strategy game hybrid that’s worth your time. It might have its tongue firmly pressed to its cheek at times but underneath its irreverent exterior is a deep and engrossing tactical gem. This is once corporate ladder you might want to synergise with.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Accept job of Dungeons Company, protect their dungeons and kill pushy heroes. It is not perfect but funny.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Legend of Keepers is a delight to play. It has such character, both in its looks and humour, that it feels unique when compared to other games out there. For those who want to work hard to create undefeatable monsters and dungeons, there's plenty of scope to carve out your success. It's definitely a title to try out for yourself, even if you're not usually one for this type of turn-based indie RPG.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Playing the boss, in other words the villain, proves a comical, enjoyably cruel, mind crushing experience. The management tasks may become deadly repetitive, since Goblinz Studio's business plan is deliberately lacking some deeper perspective, but Legend of Keepers should deserve the title of the lightest dungeon game, as simple - and good - as that.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Whilst Legend of Keeper's set up is good, little actual dungeon management and a fairly samey gameplay loop leaves the dungeon feeling a little unexplored.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Legend of Keepers nails the gamblers high of unpredictable randomness while putting the player’s agency at the forefront to actually use that randomness in a meaningful way, that’s the hallmark of a good rogue-lite game.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Legend of Keepers it's an entertaining mix of RPG, strategy and roguelite, that follows the path of all-time favourites like Dungeon Keeper, even in the humor. But its simplicity and repetitive game loop, among other problems like very tiny texts when playing on Switch on the go, harms the final impression.”
read full review ↗ - 74
“Legend of Keepers is a fun roguelike that relies a bit too much on the luck of the draw. Constructing custom teams is a non-starter, which leaves players doing their best with whatever the game doles out. The font size might be an issue for some, but overall, Legend of Keepers is a pleasant not-overly-difficult way to kill twelve hours.”
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Patch history
- Balancing update - v1.1.0.5Apr 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Legend of Keepers update and a New bundleMay 22, 2024
- Hotfix 1.1.0.2Jul 8, 2022
- Hotfix 1.1.0.1Jul 1, 2022
- Soul Smugglers DLC - Available Now!Jun 20, 2022
- Free Update Available Soon!Apr 14, 2022
- Christmas Season is back! 🎅Dec 22, 2021
- 🎅 Christmas Season is back + Hotfix 1.0.8.1Dec 22, 2021
- Preview of the free update!Nov 26, 2021
- New DLC announcement + free update available!Nov 24, 2021
- Hotfix 1.0.7.2Oct 21, 2021
- Hotfix 1.0.7.1Sep 24, 2021
- New update & Summer Sale 🌞Jun 25, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfixes 1.0.1 to 1.0.5Apr 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Legend of Keepers Full Release is out now!Apr 29, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix 0.9.3.2Feb 26, 2021
- Hotfix 0.9.3.1 (including some improvements and balancing)Feb 17, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- The last update before Full Release is out!Feb 9, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Happy Holidays! 🎅Dec 22, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- New update, new Discord, exclusive monster!Dec 14, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Halloween 2020 is here! 🎃Oct 29, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix 0.9.0.2Oct 19, 2020
- Hotfix 0.9.0.1Oct 5, 2020
- The biggest Early Access update is out!Oct 3, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfixes 0.8.2.1 and 0.8.2.2Aug 5, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Version 0.8.2 out now!Aug 3, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Legend Of Keepers 0.8.1 is out!Jun 25, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfixes 0.8.0.2May 22, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Modding & promotions Update is out!May 18, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix update 0.7.0.4Apr 10, 2020
- Version 0.7.0.3 out now!Apr 9, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- 0.7.0.2 - EA Small Update - Pump It UpMar 30, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Quick Update - Hotfixes 0.7.0.1Mar 24, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Legend of Keepers Early Access ReleaseMar 19, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Free Prologue is out now!Oct 10, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- 6. Update Blood & TearsOct 8, 2019
- 5. New recruits from the depths of hell!Sep 7, 2019significant · resets scoring window