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YUKI Space Ranger

Yuki is fun, looks terrific, and gives a decent approximation of what it would be like to spend a day inside a Japanese TATE arcade cabinet.
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88%Game Brain Score
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story, replayability
92% User Score Based on 51 reviews
Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

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YUKI Space Ranger is a single player casual shooter game with fantasy and science fiction themes. It was developed by ARVORE and was released on July 22, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and very positive reviews from players.

Yuki is an epic adventure where you become a space ranger, in VR and MR! You’ll face perils in deep space and your only companions throughout this journey are POD, your sidekick, and your own skill while playing. Dodge and defeat countless waves of projectiles and enemies while you get better and better with power-ups and charms to help you out.

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92%
Audience ScoreBased on 51 reviews
graphics13 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • YUKI Space Ranger offers a vibrant and engaging VR bullet-hell experience that utilizes full-body movement, making gameplay feel immersive and physically demanding.
  • The game's art style and soundtrack are visually striking and complement the fast-paced action, enhancing the overall atmosphere and enjoyment.
  • With roguelike elements and a variety of power-ups, each run feels unique and encourages experimentation, providing a strong sense of progression and replayability.
  • Some players have reported technical issues, such as the game failing to launch or getting stuck on loading screens, leading to frustration and a sense of abandonment.
  • The game can feel repetitive after a few hours due to a limited number of stages and enemy variations, which may diminish long-term engagement.
  • While the gameplay is intense and challenging, the steep difficulty curve may be off-putting for newcomers to the genre or those sensitive to motion-heavy experiences.
  • graphics
    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are characterized by a vibrant anime-inspired art style, featuring bold colors and exaggerated designs that enhance readability during chaotic gameplay. Players appreciate the polished visuals, which combine a nostalgic toy-box aesthetic with a clean, cartoony look, making the experience visually engaging and immersive, especially in VR. Overall, the graphics are praised for their beauty and effectiveness in complementing the game's energetic atmosphere and sound design.

    • “The art style leans heavily into anime influences and toy-box aesthetics, using bold colors and exaggerated designs that remain readable even when the screen is filled with projectiles.”
    • “Everything feels polished, graphics looked great, a bit cartoony, but when things get hectic you appreciate how clear everything is, this helps avoiding things way easier.”
    • “The graphics are amazing and the controls are smooth during gameplay.”
    • “Graphics are basic and quest-like, but the clean visual style helps the game look decent.”
    • “It's very polished, but the art style feels overly simplistic and lacks depth.”
    • “The visuals are flashy yet can be overwhelming, making it hard to focus on gameplay.”
  • music
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its energetic and futuristic qualities, enhancing the gameplay experience with a strong sense of momentum and tension. Players appreciate the techno and psytrance elements that complement the vibrant visuals and overall atmosphere, creating a nostalgic yet engaging environment. The soundtrack is noted for its ability to keep players immersed and engaged throughout their experience.

    • “The soundtrack complements the action with energetic, futuristic music that enhances the sense of momentum and keeps tension elevated throughout each encounter.”
    • “I enjoy the techno soundtrack on top of the flashy yet easily readable visuals.”
    • “Wonderful music, lovely art style, and very well-implemented mechanics.”
    • “The music, the designs, and visuals are solid!”
    • “Xortex from the lab expanded into a full game: roguelite VR bullet hell with anime-inspired visual style and soundtrack.”
  • gameplay
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Yuki Space Ranger offers a fresh and exhilarating take on bullet-hell gameplay, enhanced by roguelike elements that add depth and replayability. The game excels in its room-scale movement mechanics, requiring players to engage their whole body for dodging and tracking numerous projectiles, creating an intense and addictive experience. With polished graphics, sound design, and varied gameplay styles through different character suits, it promises hours of enjoyable play despite some mixed feelings about its roguelite mechanics.

    • “Overall, Yuki Space Ranger stands out as a confident and creative VR title that uses its medium to reimagine bullet-hell gameplay in a way that feels fresh and exhilarating.”
    • “Gameplay loop is fun and addictive; it greatly benefits from room-scale movement: both hands are used, and a lot of obstacles require ducking and dodging with the whole body for a better viewpoint.”
    • “Beyond the fluid, fun gameplay, the sound design, the graphics, everything polished like you’d expect from an Arvore game; it’s actually hallucinogenic.”
    • “The campaign gameplay is similar to Until You Fall, so when you die it’s permadeath and you need to start over.”
    • “The bullets are slower but far more numerous, and the gameplay is more varied due to the randomized power-up choices (and somewhat randomized levels).”
    • “You can select different bladewings for Yuki to wear, that affect her stats and encourage different styles of gameplay.”
  • story
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is generally perceived as lacking depth, with players noting that the early levels can feel slow during repeated playthroughs. While the visuals are appreciated, many users express a desire for a more substantial narrative, potentially through animated cutscenes, to enhance the experience. Although the main campaign offers a structured progression, it lacks a compelling storyline, leaving players hoping for more engaging content in the endless mode.

    • “I can’t pinpoint exactly what made me hesitate on getting it then; I think I was looking for more story-driven VR games at the time or something, but if I had gotten it then, I would have been as blown away as I am now.”
    • “Within 4 hours I was able to beat the story, but I haven't unlocked the final Bladewing yet, and I expect that to take many more hours. I am hoping that the endless mode has some real substance to it so there's still a reason to keep coming back.”
    • “One thing I personally would love is if there was a bit more story (as an option), e.g. told in short movies like in the game's trailer, as I very much like the animation style.”
    • “Within 4 hours I was able to beat the story, but I haven't unlocked the final bladewing yet, and I expect that to take many more hours, and I am hoping that the endless mode has some real substance to it so there's still a reason to keep coming back.”
    • “While the game follows a set sequence of levels, there doesn't appear to be any real story.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is technically demanding, leading to varying performance and comfort levels based on the player's hardware and available play space.

    • “The optimization in this game is impressive, allowing for smooth performance even on lower-end hardware.”
    • “I appreciate how the game adjusts settings automatically based on my system, making it accessible for everyone.”
    • “The developers have done a fantastic job optimizing the gameplay experience, ensuring that it runs seamlessly across various platforms.”
    • “However, it can also be the most technically demanding aspect of the game, with performance and comfort varying depending on hardware and available play space.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players praise the game's strong replayability, highlighting its rogue-like elements that encourage repeated playthroughs focused on gameplay rather than linear progression. The combination of endless replayability and score-chasing, along with numerous upgradable features, enhances the overall experience.

    • “I love the replayability rogue-like element of the game.”
    • “Endless replayability and score-chasing, with a ton of persistently upgradable rogue-like elements.”
    • “I was able to beat the final boss after only 4 hours, but the replay value is definitely there, since this is all about gameplay and not so much about level progression.”
    • “Endless replayability and score-chasing, with a ton of persistently upgradable 'rogue-like' elements.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its captivating art style and engaging soundtrack, which together create an immersive experience that enhances player engagement.

    • “I just love the art style, music, and general atmosphere.”
    • “The soundtrack is also a nice touch, really keeping you engaged and matching the atmosphere.”
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YUKI Space Ranger is a casual shooter game with fantasy and science fiction themes.

YUKI Space Ranger is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows, PlayStation VR and others.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing YUKI Space Ranger.

YUKI Space Ranger was released on July 22, 2021.

YUKI Space Ranger was developed by ARVORE.

YUKI Space Ranger has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

YUKI Space Ranger is a single player game.

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