Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 152 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 107 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
152 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yonder is clearly heavily inspired by games like Harvest Moon, Zelda, and a touch of Animal Crossing, but makes sure to give a unique twist to the whole experience, including familiar elements such as farming, exploration, crafting, fetch-quests, character customization, animal taming and fishing.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
8 Very well optimized game - I've had 0 crashes, 0 bugs, and 1 small lighting glitch so far.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controls are easy (easier if you have an XBOX controller), what you have to do is pretty much layed out for you so you shouldn't have any issue with figuring things out.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're looking for an easy game to relax with, this is a good choice.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has some fantastic soundtrack, I can still hum along with certain parts.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It didn't feel like a glitchy mess in anyway like so many games can be and generally are these days.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay152 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Bugs5 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck86% still recommend
Characters80% still recommend
Crashes100% still recommend
Players complain
Story78% still recommend
Combat87% still recommend
Interface63% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.
6 points recordedtoday · $24.99
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