Ludography
62/100
Critics3 reviews
71/100
Metacritic5 critic reviews
More scores
GameFAQsUnforgiving
3/5
Player reviews
57% positive45 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$19.78

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2020 · Adventure · Indie

YesterMorrow

YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer adventure mixing action sequences with puzzle elements, all wrapped in an engaging story.

Released
2020
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox One
Genres
AdventureIndiePlatformerScience
Developers
—
Publishers
—
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Country
Slovakia
Age ratings
CERO ACLASS_IND LESRB EUSK 6GRAC ALLACB PGPEGI 7
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
6hmain story14hcompletionist

About

YesterMorrow is a 2D scrolling platform game developed by Slovak studio Bitmap Galaxy and published by Blowfish Studios for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 5, 2020. Upon its release, the game received generally favorable reviews on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, but negative reviews for Nintendo Switch due to technical issues.

›Story

After her world is torn apart and her family is carried off, a girl named Rui sets out on a desperate quest to save them. Her journey takes her across four distinct islands, spanning lush forests, scorching deserts, frozen wastes, and strange clockwork realms. Along the way she gathers Everlight, a mysterious source of energy, and battles the Shadows and other creatures that stand in her path. To set the ruined world right again, Rui must find a way to repair the Conduit at the heart of it all, restoring what was lost and reclaiming the family taken from her.

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Gameplay

The player takes control of Yui and has to jump, climb, and run through different environments, beating enemies and, collecting Everlight, a mysterious source of energy that is used for special abilities. Throughout the game, the player unlocks more abilities and can therefore reach new areas in previous locations. Furthermore, the player can talk to non-player characters, find animals to pet, and travel to the past or the future at certain points in the game. As the player advances through the story more lore entries are unlocked to learn more about the world and its inhabitants.

Story

Rui's world has been destroyed and her family kidnapped. In order to save them she has to embark on a journey through the four islands, which include forest, desert, ice, and clockwork environments. On her journey she collects Everlight and fights against the Shadows and other enemies. In order to restore everything to normal, the so-called Conduit has to be fixed. Depending on the overall completion one out of two endings can be unlocked.

Development

The game was developed by Bitmap Galaxy and programmed by Peter Jánošík, Jorge Rosique Contreras, and Lubos Lednar. It was simultaneously released on all platforms by Blowfish Studios on November 5, 2020. Furthermore, it was published in China by Gamera Game and in other Asian countries by ORENDA.

In an interview, the developers cited older Nintendo titles as in inspiration, such as Super Mario and Donkey Kong Country, while other parts were inspired by modern titles such as Celeste, TowerFall, The Messenger, SteamWorld Dig, Hollow Knight, and Timespinner.

Reception

According to review aggregator Metacritic, YesterMorrow received "mixed or average reviews" for PC and Xbox One based on 5 reviews respectively, and "generally unfavorable reviews" for Nintendo Switch based on 9 reviews. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by 18% of critics.

Screen Rant gave the Nintendo Switch release a negative rating of 2 out of 5 stars saying, "If YesterMorrow is fixed, then it would make for a decent, if unambitious game. As it stands, the technical issues are so distracting that we can't recommend it in its current form. The odd glitch can be overlooked in a title during its launch window, but the problems in YesterMorrow are so persistent that they undermine the entire experience."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 429 October 2020Worldwide
Nintendo Switch4 November 2020Europe · North America 5 November 2020
Windows5 November 2020Worldwide
Xbox One5 November 2020Worldwide

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