Skip to main content

Yaga

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 Game Cover
80%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
86% User Score Based on 145 reviews
Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

Platforms

Nintendo SwitchPlaystation 5Playstation 4XboxiPhoneWindowsPlayStationXbox Series X|SPCMac OSPhoneXbox OneiPadMobile Platform
Yaga Game Cover

About

Yaga is a single player role playing game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Breadcrumbs Interactive and was released on November 12, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

Yaga is an action RPG with a charming narrative that adapts to your choices, set in the world of Slavic folklore. Play as Ivan, a one-handed blacksmith cursed with incredible bad luck.

Skip User Reviews

86%Audience ScoreBased on 145 reviews
story39 positive mentions
grinding6 negative mentions

  • Charming art style and engaging story that effectively incorporates Slavic folklore.
  • Exceptional soundtrack that enhances the overall experience and complements the game's atmosphere.
  • Multiple endings and choices that matter, providing high replayability and a unique narrative experience.
  • Combat can become repetitive and lacks depth, leading to a tedious gameplay experience.
  • Crafting system is poorly designed, with weapons breaking too quickly and unclear mechanics regarding durability.
  • The game suffers from pacing issues, with some sections feeling drawn out and lacking challenge.
  • story

    83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of the game is a charming blend of Eastern European folklore, featuring a cursed blacksmith on quests set by a tyrannical tzar, with engaging characters and humorous dialogue. While the narrative is enriched by choices that impact the outcome and offers multiple endings, some players found the gameplay repetitive and the side quests less compelling. Overall, the visuals, voice acting, and soundtrack enhance the storytelling experience, making it a delightful journey through myth and legend.

    • “I loved how the game tells legends and myths of East-European culture in a simple and charming way, making you discover details with hidden quests or with multiple dialogues that change based on your choices.”
    • “The storyline unfolds like an Eastern European folk story, combining elements of Romanian and Slavic folklore and weaving them into a beautifully narrated fairytale.”
    • “Best thing the game does is craft the overall story around your own choices as you make them, and then it ties it in a pretty bow at the end; it's quite amazing to watch happen as you play.”
    • “It became pretty repetitive and I just stopped caring about trying to do side quests and just sped through levels as quickly as I could to hurry up the story.”
    • “The story is mostly fetch quests.”
    • “By the time I got to the bride quest line, I was starting to feel the repetitiveness and then when Maria starts up another three quests for you to accomplish, I was at the point of just skipping through dialogue to hurry up with the story.”
  • music

    81 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game has received widespread acclaim, with many reviewers praising its captivating blend of traditional Romanian folk and modern elements, creating an immersive atmosphere that enhances the overall experience. While some players noted that the gameplay could be repetitive, the soundtrack was often highlighted as a standout feature, with many recommending it even independently of the game itself. Overall, the music is described as beautiful, engaging, and a significant reason to play or purchase the game.

    • “The soundtrack sets the perfect mood as you wander deep and dark forests, trying to protect yourself from wildlife and demons alike as you try to keep track of the plethora of wild goose chase steps needed to acquire things to make your ruler happy.”
    • “Yaga is a very artistic RPG with a wonderful soundtrack based in Romanian folk that matches magically with the game, which is based in Slavic folklore.”
    • “The game has an absolutely amazing soundtrack and was the main reason I purchased the game.”
    • “Would be better off just listening to the OST for an hour on YouTube and not buying it frankly.”
    • “But the OST, omg, some of these music tracks are insane in a bad way.”
    • “The worst thing about the music is that it sometimes descends into a dubstep wub-wub-wub and I dislike that a great deal.”
  • gameplay

    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Yaga has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its unique mechanics and engaging storytelling, while others criticize it for being repetitive and lacking depth. Although the combat can be dynamic and the art and soundtrack are praised, many find the gameplay tedious, with issues like poor hit detection and a reliance on luck mechanics detracting from the overall experience. Overall, while the game offers fun elements and a charming atmosphere, its gameplay is seen as a significant drawback.

    • “That said, the mechanic of choosing your modifiers for each area was a welcome change to the randomly generated roguelike setup, and the animation usually worked extremely well.”
    • “The gameplay is smooth using a controller, the combat is dynamic, if a bit hectic at times, but makes for a welcome adrenaline rush.”
    • “The general idea of this game is to take various elements from Slavic folklore and bring them together as game mechanics in a light-hearted action RPG.”
    • “Gameplay loop gets tedious after a while.”
    • “The gameplay is painfully tedious - combat is dull and repetitive and doesn't have much depth.”
    • “Hit detection/understanding when attacks will connect is some of the worst I've ever seen, and dealing with packs of enemies basically involves endless kiting and whittling down with ranged attacks, since the stamina system + the basic melee mechanics make it impossible to trade blows for very long without spamming limited healing items.”
  • graphics

    34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received widespread praise for their beautiful hand-drawn art style, vibrant visuals, and engaging atmosphere, which many players find charming and reminiscent of children's fairytales. The art direction, combined with a captivating soundtrack and voice acting, enhances the overall experience, although some critiques mention that the animations, particularly during combat, can be lacking. Overall, while the visuals are a standout feature, they are often noted as being overshadowed by repetitive gameplay mechanics.

    • “Amazing art style and dubbing, no doubt about the quality of art direction.”
    • “Yaga delivers on every front, from the beautifully crafted art and visuals to the soundtrack by Subcarpați and the gameplay.”
    • “The graphics are beautiful 2D rendered with smooth animations.”
    • “In both of these respects, Yaga feels like a game made by graphic artists with game design as an afterthought.”
    • “The amazing theme and artwork just can't carry the lackluster gameplay of Yaga.”
    • “Great story, good art style, great music, awful gameplay.”
  • humor

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its charming visuals, funny storylines, and unique dark humor rooted in Slavic folklore. While some critiques mention the humor can feel half-hearted or the game short, the overall consensus highlights a well-crafted comedic experience that enhances the gameplay and character interactions. The combination of a humorous narrative, engaging choices, and a captivating soundtrack contributes to a fun and entertaining atmosphere.

    • “But you probably came here and will stay here for the charming visuals, humor, and story.”
    • “Great soundtrack, funny story, good fighting mechanics :)”
    • “The main story and the shorter ones were extremely funny to witness.”
  • atmosphere

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its enchanting fairytale quality, enriched by well-crafted dialogues, a captivating soundtrack, and a vibrant art style that draws heavily from Slavic folklore. Players appreciate the game's strong storytelling and character depth, although some feel that gameplay mechanics detract from the overall experience. Overall, the atmosphere is described as immersive and artistically executed, making it a standout feature of the game.

    • “They are obviously made with all the care and love that befit a work of art and fit in perfectly with the fairytale atmosphere.”
    • “Very positive with great soundtracks and Slavic atmosphere.”
    • “Yaga has bags of personality and benefits greatly from being steeped in superbly atmospheric Slavic folklore.”
    • “The game's mechanics let it down, and let it down hard.”
    • “The main attraction is the story and atmosphere.”
  • replayability

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers high replayability due to its choice-driven system, allowing players to experience multiple endings and varied outcomes based on their decisions and character traits. The combination of engaging secondary missions and a beautiful art style further enhances its replay value, making each playthrough feel unique. Overall, players can expect significant replay potential from their choices throughout the game.

    • “Beautiful hand-drawn art style, addictive music, and great replay value.”
    • “+ massive replay value not only due to multiple different endings, but also different outcomes for various quests throughout the game based on your choices and predominant personality traits.”
    • “Replayability is obtained with the system of choices you can make during the main quest, such as helping or not helping villagers on secondary missions, the attitude of your main character, and the solutions to the main quests that can lead to multiple endings and interactions.”
    • “+ Massive replay value not only due to multiple different endings, but also different outcomes for various quests throughout the game based on your choices and predominant personality traits.”
    • “Has quite a bit of replayability potential.”
  • grinding

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly criticizing the lack of variety in combat and enemy encounters. While some appreciate the weapon customization that adds a bit of variation, many feel that the overall gameplay loop becomes monotonous, especially when forced to grind for resources later in the game.

    • “The gameplay is painfully tedious - combat is dull and repetitive and doesn't have much depth.”
    • “In terms of faults, the game is on the easy side, and has a gate toward the end that will force grinding if you do not hoard some gold or ore along the way.”
    • “The only bad thing for me personally was the combat; it becomes very tedious after a while, not really much variety with the amount of enemies and I found the hit box to be a bit imprecise.”
  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its solid optimization, particularly in the Switch port, which runs smoothly without bugs or performance issues. Players appreciate the atmospheric design and engaging choice system that enhances the overall experience.

    • “The choice system is fun to play with and actually affects the outcome of your playthrough.”
    • “Genuinely funny cast of characters with bags of personality.”
    • “Solid Switch port with no bugs or performance issues.”
  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users report significant stability issues, with many expressing frustration over the game's numerous bugs that hinder gameplay. Overall, the consensus indicates that the game is currently too unstable for enjoyable play.

    • “I'm over playing buggy games.”
    • “Too buggy to play currently.”
  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players often report a deep emotional connection to the game, particularly those with ties to Slavic culture, as it resonates with their personal backgrounds and experiences.

    • “As my parents came from the former country Yugoslavia, which has a Slavic culture, I felt a very strong emotional connection with the game.”
Skip Critic Reviews
Skip Game Offers

Buy Yaga

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
Skip Videos

Videos

Skip Games Like Yaga

Games Like Yaga

Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Image
Games like Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Battle Chasers: Nightwar Image
Games like Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Curse of the Dead Gods Image
Games like Curse of the Dead Gods
BLACKTAIL Image
Games like BLACKTAIL
Death's Door Image
Games like Death's Door
Biomutant ImageBiomutant ImageBiomutant Image
Games like Biomutant
Bastion Image
Games like Bastion
Moon Hunters Image
Games like Moon Hunters
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom Image
Games like Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Image
Games like Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Yaga is a role playing game with comedy theme.

Yaga is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iPhone and others.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Yaga.

Yaga was released on November 12, 2019.

Yaga was developed by Breadcrumbs Interactive.

Yaga has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Yaga for its story but disliked it for its replayability.

Yaga is a single player game.

Similar games include Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Curse of the Dead Gods, BLACKTAIL, Death's Door and others.