YesterMorrow

It has beautiful visuals and interesting gameplay, but Yestermorrow's frame drops and visual glitches make it incredibly hard to play on the Switch.

49%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

music, stability

51% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Critic Score 59%Based on 10 reviews

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YesterMorrow is a single player platformer game with a kids theme. It was developed by Bitmap Galaxy and was released on November 5, 2020. It received neutral reviews from both critics and players.

YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer adventure mixing action sequences with puzzle elements, all wrapped in an engaging story. It is a game about a girl travelling from the future into the past to save her family and the remnants of her world from a NeverEnding Night

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51%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Gorgeous pixel art and beautiful visuals enhance the overall experience.
The game features a solid mix of puzzles and action platforming, providing engaging gameplay.
The time travel mechanic adds an interesting layer to the gameplay, making it unique and challenging.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and technical issues, including softlocks and frame drops.
Controls feel imprecise and floaty, leading to frustrating platforming experiences.
Cutscenes and dialogue are slow and unskippable, detracting from the overall pacing of the game.

gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
37%
27%
The gameplay features floaty platforming mechanics that can lead to issues like rubberbanding and snapshotting, which some players find frustrating. While the game boasts beautiful visuals and interesting mechanics, including time travel, it suffers from a lack of precision in controls and technical issues such as frame drops and glitches. Overall, the gameplay is described as smooth yet challenging, with a mix of engaging and repetitive elements.
- “The gameplay is smooth and feels great.”
- “Beautiful art style and simple interesting game mechanics 9/10.”
- “Yestermorrow pulls together a solid foundation of mechanics collated from other platformer and adventure titles and morphs them into a decent, challenging game.”
- “Floaty platforming mechanics, from rubberbanding to snapshotting due to said floaty mechanics.”
- “It's a tad bit hard for my taste, and some segments are, in my humble opinion, too long to replay in case of a failure. Also, some mechanics could be more polished (talking to NPCs requires you to stand a few steps away from them, and the cutscenes can neither be skipped nor fast-forwarded).”
- “Severe technical hiccups from poor FPS to bizarre strobes of light, unoriginal gameplay that’s been done better elsewhere, time traveling gets old quickly, and you’ll spend a lot of time backtracking.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The story is generally considered simple and unremarkable, though some players appreciate the effort put into the setting and lore. While the narrative includes an engaging time travel mechanic and emotional elements, it struggles to maintain player interest due to slow pacing and non-skippable cutscenes. Overall, the game's strong design and mechanics overshadow the story's shortcomings, making it enjoyable despite its narrative flaws.
- “Great puzzle platformer with beautiful pixel art style, good story (simple but good).”
- “Gorgeous looking environments, time travel mechanic is impressive... initially, the story is well crafted, and you really feel for Yui’s plight.”
- “The gripping plot and the desire to save everyone from the, at times, horrific reality, creates a strong drive in Yui that will remain long after the end credits roll.”
- “The story is nothing special, but they did put some effort into the setting and included a bunch of lore bits.”
- “The story starts simple and doesn't really grab attention too much; the platforming feels really floaty and not enjoyable. The physics on moving blocks and puzzles feel way off, and the cutscenes are slow and non-skippable. I didn't finish because the puzzle-platforming started to feel like a chore.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beautiful pixel art style and overall visual appeal, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience. However, some players have reported issues with frame drops and visual glitches, particularly on the Switch, which can detract from gameplay. Overall, the art style is a standout feature, enhancing the game's charm and atmosphere.
- “A solid platformer with a beautiful art style.”
- “Great puzzle platformer with beautiful pixel art style, good story (simple but good).”
- “Yestermorrow is a thoroughly enjoyable, challenging 2D platformer with excellent pixel artwork and lots of familiar tropes.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The music in the game is criticized for its awkward looping and lack of fittingness to the overall experience, compounded by a notably short original soundtrack. This brevity contributes to the disjointed feel of the audio, leaving players wanting more cohesive and immersive musical accompaniment.
- “In these writings, Bradbury touches upon everything from art, literature, history, science fiction, architecture, and music.”
- “The music loops very awkwardly and doesn't always feel like it fits the game; the OST is also incredibly short, which would explain that a bit.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features stunning visuals and engaging gameplay; however, players report significant frame drops and visual glitches on the Switch, which severely impact stability and overall playability.
- “It has beautiful visuals and interesting gameplay, but yesterday's frame drops and visual glitches make it incredibly hard to play on the Switch.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it impossible to progress without losing hours of work.”
- “I love the concept, but the constant lag and instability ruin the overall experience.”