Yars Rising

by WayForward·published by Atari

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 24, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment89

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

153en

192 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 24, 2026

Released

Sep 9, 2024

Price

$19.49

Velocity

0.3/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Mar 22, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Not enough reviews yet to estimate (192/500).

About

From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 169 post-launch reviews

79%14 rev

<2h

75%8 rev

2-10h

83%88 rev

10-50h

95%56 rev

50-200h

100%2 rev

200h+

100%1 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+25pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 635 similar games in the Action genre released in 2024.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 37%

Popularity vs. similar gamesBottom 33%

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