YKMET: Strade

YKMET: Strade

Steam Deck Playable

Gatobob · Visual Novel · Jul 15, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $10.49.

99%
Overwhelmingly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
YKMET: Strade, developed and published by Gatobob, is a visual novel that commits fully to a dark, unsettling narrative and rarely deviates from that tone.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is bold and expressive, with strong outlines and exaggerated features that emphasize emotional states and key moments.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The art, UI/effects, gameplay, and music all show off Gatobob's growth as an artist, and I'll continue to follow any and all future games released as they can only go up from here.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Progression is tied closely to exploration of the narrative rather than traditional gameplay systems.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters92 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
99%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.