Yars Rising

Side-scrolling action adventure mixing exploration, stealth, and arcade hacking

WayForward · Published by Atari · Released Sep 9, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 222
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Aug 3, 2024
Minimum PC: GTX 770; 8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Yars Rising?

You play Emi Kimura, a hacker hired to infiltrate the QoTech corporation, in a single-player, side-scrolling action adventure. You explore interconnected offices and underground labs, jump between platforms, fight robots and aliens, hide from guards, and complete hacking minigames inspired by Yars’ Revenge. New abilities let you revisit earlier areas and reach previously inaccessible routes.

For you if...

+you enjoy relatively approachable metroidvanias
+you like cyberpunk settings and anime-style character designs

Not for you if...

−you want platforming without frequent arcade-style hacking challenges

What players say

82% of 222 reviews are positive

Players praise the soundtrack and the arcade-style hacking puzzles. The most common criticism concerns the writing, with players describing the dialogue as awkward and drawn-out, with forced humor.

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Yars Rising system requirements

Minimum: GTX 770, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 - 64bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7500 (3.40 GHz) or better
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770 or AMD Radeon™ RX 570 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: 1280 x 720 monitor resolution or better

Does Yars Rising have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Yars Rising run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

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
Achievements: 33
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.

Does Yars Rising 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