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YAR: Forgotten Throne

YAR: Forgotten Throne

YAR: Forgotten Throne is a story-driven open-world RPG. Choose the path of a Warrior, Volkhv, or Archer, and journey to the lands of Borea to uncover what is poisoning the forests and wildlife with darkness.

Released Apr 3, 2026 Developer Honor Games Platforms Windows Early AccessOpen WorldNarrationAction RPGSandbox
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-10)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

90.1%positive1,358 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I picked this up today and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I'm a huge fan of eurojank and this scratches that itch. If you like Gothic or Risen, you'll probably like this.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“YAR: Forgotten Throne, developed and published by Honor Games, is a distinctly old-school open-world RPG that feels like it was built with a deep admiration for early 2000s European role-playing design. Rather than chasing modern trends of streamlined systems and constant…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“A worthy addition to the emerging 'gothic-like' class of games. This is not a huge AAA project, but a comfortable, compact well-put-together experience. Combined with a very pleasing retelling of slavic myths, it's definitely worth the asking price.”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

286all-time peak
0 25 50 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 47 avg · Apr 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

38achievements
5.3%median completion
0.5%rarest: Accomplish a Feat!
20.1% of players 12.6% of players 10.3% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.4% of players 8.5% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.0% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.5% of players 20.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
20.1%Welcome! — Speak with Elder Velemir.
12.6%Living Weed! — Build a new cart for Nezhdan.
10.3%Gotcha! — Complete the Greka and the Crab quest.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Accomplish a Feat! — Complete the game on feat difficulty.
1.1%Test Yourself! — Complete the game on Hard difficulty.
2.1%Bound to Koschei — Form an alliance with Koschei.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-10 20:53 UTC
$19.99base price
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-07
US9.99 USD−50%
EU10.24 EUR−50%
UK8.87 GBP−50%
Australia14.25 AUD−50%
Canada11.99 CAD−50%
Japan1,300 JPY−50%
Brazil33.99 BRL−50%
China38.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$12

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-18 08-23 08-30 09-04 09-10

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 13, 2026
English text + voice-over are ready!

Hello! I’ve finished working on the English translation of the game, sorry for the slight delay. The game is quite large, so if you happen to find any translation inaccuracies or missing voice lines,

Apr 13, 2026
Patch 1.1.2

1 Nerf of the Wrath of Chernobog ability, reduced damage, and increased health requirement. The ability was too strong, even killing Koschei with a single hit. 2 Fix for floating in the air on the fie

Apr 10, 2026
Обновление 1.1 - Цифры урона, Финал Русалки и мелкие правки.

Hello everyone. In this update, I’ve added: The Mermaid ending. An option to disable damage numbers. Fixed the cave where you rescue people - previously you could get stuck on a second visit. Now you

Apr 09, 2026
Release of a music pack to support the developer.

Many people wanted to support us, so I decided to release a pack of music from the game by our composer.

Apr 03, 2026
Release!

Hello everyone! The time has finally come - after 3 years of development, the game is releasing! Yeah... it wasn’t an easy journey. The game turned out to be big - many players spend over 50 hours com

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsEarly Access · Open World · Narration · Action RPG · Sandbox · Choices Matter · Magic · Spectacle fighter · Historical · Co-op · Difficult · Mythology (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesRussian * , English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Indonesian, Portuguese - Portugal, Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Kazakh, Serbian, Polish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements38
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8, 10, 11 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 Storage: 9 GB available space