Yaga
- November 11, 2019
- Breadcrumbs Interactive
- 2h median play time
The amazing theme and artwork just can't carry the lackluster gameplay of Yaga. The frustrating luck system affects so much of the game, and it's hard to get invested in the crafting when your weapons just keep breaking.
"Yaga" is a single-player comedy role-playing game, set in the world of Slavic folklore. Play as Ivan, a one-handed blacksmith cursed with bad luck, in an action RPG with a charming, adaptable narrative and an emphasis on humor. The game boasts excellent graphics, fabulous music, and engaging gameplay.
Reviews
- story164 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- music162 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- gameplay102 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
- graphics66 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- funny30 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- atmosphere12 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- grinding10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Yaga: An Occasionally Tedious Wonder – PC Review
Yaga is an incredibly enjoyable action-RPG roguelike with a beautiful art-style reminiscent of children's fairytales. Its unique setting utilises Slavic folklore in a meaningful way, and a wonderful score further complements this. At times, the combat can be tedious, but there is enough variation and weapon customisation to never get too stale.
85%Yaga Review
Yaga has bags of personality and benefits greatly from being steeped in superbly atmospheric Slavic folklore. It's well-written, features lots of excellently-delivered dialogue and has a fantastically kooky sense of humour, all of which helps to carry it along in spite of its bland level design and run-of-the-mill combat. The choices you make as you play through Ivan's adventure do actually affect proceedings enough that the whole thing warrants more than one playthrough and, if you can make peace with that pretty nonsensical bad luck mechanic and uninspiring gameplay, you'll find a fun little adventure here featuring a cast of characters who are well worth spending some time with.
60%Yaga review
The amazing theme and artwork just can't carry the lackluster gameplay of Yaga. The frustrating luck system affects so much of the game, and it's hard to get invested in the crafting when your weapons just keep breaking.
50%