Yar's Revenge

Wait66%

Mixed · 88 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Killspace Entertainment · Action · Apr 28, 2011

Player review score
66%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Yar's Revenge?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 88 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 64 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise45% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
12 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Give it a chance and really get into the mechanics of it and you will probably find it to be an entertaining and rewarding flying shooter with some really awesome sequences and a unique style.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are so simplistic that the game could probably run on the original DS.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Flying on a dragon, shooting lasers at enemies in a unique world and a rather relaxing somber orchestral/techno soundtrack was pretty darn cool.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay12 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
62% still recommend
Controls
82% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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