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Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Lovecraftian hotel management sim with dating and branching endings

Bone Nail · Published by Bone Nail, Shochiku (Japan) · Released Oct 19, 2023

IndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 11K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 72 in 30 days
Players
256
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 22, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Yog-Sothoth’s Yard?

A single-player hotel management simulation and visual novel set in a decaying villa inherited with heavy debts. You renovate rooms, hire supernatural staff, host unusual guests, and earn money through the restaurant, mining, adventuring, and alchemy; oracle predictions affect strategy and sanity, while choices shape relationships and lead to 23 endings.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy visual novels mixed with light hotel management
  • +you like Lovecraftian themes paired with cute anime characters
  • +you want romance choices and many possible endings

Not for you if...

  • −you want a pure hotel simulator with little reading
  • −you expect deep management systems throughout the game
  • −you dislike anime romance mixed with dark horror

What players say

93% of 10,831 reviews are positive · 94% of 72 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mix of hotel management and visual-novel storytelling, especially its characters and management loop. Common complaints cite an uneven English translation and management that becomes simple, repetitive, or grindy. Several players also object to backgrounds they identify as AI-generated.

Players over time

▲ +10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 453 players on Sep 23, 2026.

Show the data
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Nov 7, 2026256
Nov 6, 2026144
Nov 5, 2026159
Nov 4, 2026184
Nov 3, 2026194
Nov 2, 2026172
Nov 1, 2026375
Oct 31, 2026347
Oct 30, 2026183
Oct 29, 2026194
Oct 28, 2026194
Oct 27, 2026102
Oct 26, 202690
Oct 25, 2026185
Oct 24, 2026117
Oct 23, 202649
Oct 22, 202661
Oct 21, 202671
Oct 20, 202678
Oct 18, 2026132
Oct 17, 2026129
Oct 16, 202676
Oct 15, 202682
Oct 14, 202689
Oct 13, 2026110
Oct 11, 2026207
Oct 10, 2026143
Oct 9, 2026133
Oct 8, 2026150
Oct 7, 2026193
Oct 6, 2026229
Oct 4, 2026237
Oct 3, 2026203
Oct 2, 2026175
Oct 1, 2026165
Sep 30, 2026114
Sep 29, 2026137
Sep 27, 2026283
Sep 26, 2026335
Sep 25, 2026282
Sep 24, 2026209
Sep 23, 2026453
Sep 23, 2026131
Sep 22, 2026105
Sep 21, 202686

How many players finish Yog-Sothoth’s Yard?

18% of Steam players have unlocked «Return to the Gate», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard screenshot 1

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel i5 Quad-Core
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Storage
3 GB available space

Does Yog-Sothoth’s Yard have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Yog-Sothoth’s Yard run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
101
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.

Does Yog-Sothoth’s Yard 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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