Goodbye Volcano High

Released: 8/29/2023

FEATURES Fully voice-acted and starring Lachlan Watson (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) Meaningful choices: Make difficult decisions to navigate Fang’s life and friendships Stunning hand-drawn art and character animations—feels like a playable cartoon Written using the storytelling engine that powers Heaven's Vault, Sorcery! and 80 Days Goodbye Volcano High: a hybrid cinematic narrative/rhythm game/coming of age/interactive movie visual novel experience

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

78.3

Critic Average

29 reviews

Steam User Score

1,816 reviews

Metacritic User Score

74 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-10.8

Metacritic Disparity

+25.3

Combined Disparity

+7.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

28 launch window (97%)1 late (3%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 29)

Anthony GravelviaGeeks & Com
Nov 16, 2023Late review
90/100View review
Steam 89.2/100 · +0.8 ptsMetacritic 53/100 · +37.0 pts
Lee MehrviaVGChartz
Oct 3, 2023Launch window
50/100View review
Steam 89.2/100 · -39.1 ptsMetacritic 53/100 · -3.0 pts
Christian KoitkaviaGamesFinest
Sep 26, 2023Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 89.2/100 · -9.2 ptsMetacritic 53/100 · +27.0 pts
Nick MangiaracinaviaRPG Fan
Sep 23, 2023Launch window
95/100View review
Steam 89.2/100 · +5.8 ptsMetacritic 53/100 · +42.0 pts
Jess LeeviaDigital Spy
Sep 20, 2023Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 89.2/100 · -19.1 ptsMetacritic 53/100 · +17.0 pts