Yars: Recharged
Twin-stick bullet hell where you shoot or bite through defenses
Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox · Published by Atari · Released Aug 23, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 102
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Aug 2, 2022
What is Yars: Recharged?
A top-down arcade shooter about an assault on an enemy homeworld. You dismantle mechanical hive defenses, collect energy to charge the Zorlon cannon, and dodge incoming missiles. Arcade mode strings together 30 boss fights, while missions give you one life to defeat each boss.
For you if...
- +you enjoy learning boss patterns while weaving through heavy fire
- +you want to tackle bosses with a local co-op partner
Not for you if...
- −you prefer exploration and a story-driven campaign
- −you want forgiving combat with room for repeated mistakes
What players say
88% of 102 reviews are positive
Players praise how the remake expands the original's combat while retaining its identity. Common complaints include arcade mode's lack of saves, having to replay early fights after failure, and recurring audio dropouts in co-op.
Screenshots and trailer
Yars: Recharged system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Yars: Recharged?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Dual Core +
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does Yars: Recharged have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Yars: Recharged run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Yars: Recharged use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
