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Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Action
Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.
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Raw, cool, nostalgic and unpretentious.
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Checkpoint GamingDavid McNamaraMay 20268/10Full of surprises and not afraid to throw you into the deep end, Yerba Buena is a delectably tricky linear puzzle narrative adventure masquerading as a colourful physics sandbox.
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GamesCreedNamira NidhuMay 20264.1/5Yerba Buena ends up seeming like an ambitious indie project that tests its technical limits. Some ideas work brilliantly. Others fail due to poor execution or tempo. But the game’s cleverness helps it through many of its issues. Beneath the tedious scanning mechanics, inconsistent problem design, and lousy presentation lurks a smart puzzle adventure full of innovation and innovative notions.
Read the reviewFor a relatively short game, around 8-10 hours, this was mostly a slammin’ puzzle adventure. If you want something new with an interesting story and original mechanics then I’d highly recommend this. Priced reasonably at about $36 AU, this is an enjoyable romp through the 70s. Although some more music would have added greatly to the experience, there is enough here to enjoy. Maybe just wait for a sale if you get frustrated with puzzles easily. So that’s the skinny, I gotta skitty back to my crib so keep on steppin.
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Analog Stick GamingJeff M YoungMay 20266/10Yerba Buena has a solid idea on how to advance the puzzle genre, but lacks the execution to really pull it off. What is here is certainly enhanced by a fairly ok story, which has a very cool reveal behind it, but a lack of compelling characters, especially its lead, leaves Yerba Buena in a space where nothing really stands out.
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Gaming AgeMatthew PolleselJun 20266.5/10It’s got its world-building down pat, but the developers forgot to make the world fun to play in at the same time.
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IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 1 ratings.
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